﻿MAMMALS OF NORTHERN COLOMBIA — HERSHKOVITZ 367 



to assign the type locality to Pemambuco, locale of Marggraf's 

 observations. 



Distribution. — Recorded only from states of Pemambuco and Bahia, 

 Brazil. 



Characters. — Said to be a dark-colored race slightly smaller than 

 minensis, darker than chapadae, paler than inca. 



Remarks. — Beyond the account of Marggraf and the wholly in- 

 adequate Linnaean diagnosis, "L. cauda nulla," little is known of the 

 special characters of typical brasHiensis. Nine specimens oihrasiliensis 

 from Lamarao, Bahia, recorded by Thomas were not described but 

 were compared with minensis and tapetillus. The series recorded by 

 Moojen is practically topotypical but is stated to consist of three 

 juveniles and one odd skull. 



Specimens examined. — None. 



SYLVILAGUS BRASILIENSIS MINENSIS Thomas 



Lepus brasiliensis, Lund, Danske Vid. Selsk., nat. og math., vol. 8, pp. 134, 266, 

 294, pi. 26, figs. 8, 9, 1841 (Rio das Velhas, Minas Geraes); vol. 9, p. 134, 

 1842 (Rio das Velhas). — Winge, Jordfundne og nulevende gnavere (Rodentia) 

 fra Lag6a Santa, Minas Geraes, Brazilian, p. 10, 1888 (Lagoa Santa). 



Lepus aff. brasiliensi, Lund, Danske Vid. Selsk., nat. og. math., vol. 8, pp. 266, 

 294, 1841 (Rio das Velhas, Pleistocene fossil); vol. 9, p. 134, 1842 (Rio das 

 Velhas). 



Lepus braziliensis [sic], Waterhouse, A natural history of Mammalia, vol. 2, 

 Rodentia, p. 141, 1848 (part; Minas Geraes, fossil). 



Sylvilagus minensis Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, vol. 8, p. 534, 1901; 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1903, vol. 2, p. 241, 1904 (comparison with chapadae). 



[Sylvilagus brasiliensis] minensis, Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 11, 

 p. 209, 1913. 



Holotype.—Mu\t male, skin and skull, B.M. No. 1.11.3.81; col- 

 lected May 3, 1901, by Alphonse Robert; original number, 652. 



Type locality. — Rio Jordao, District of Araguary, southwest Minas 

 Gerais, Brazil; altitude approximately 500 meters. 



Distribution. — Known only from type locality and Rio das Velhas, 

 southern Minas Gerais. 



Characters. — Distinction from typical brasiliensis not clear; said to 

 be darker than chapadae. 



Remarks. — Original specific distinction of minensis was based on 

 comparisons with what was beUeved to be an unusually small tapiti 

 from Rio de Janeiro (tapetillus) then regarded as typical brasiliensis. 

 Specimens from Lamarao, Bahia, near the redetermined type locality 

 were found to be only "slightly smaller" than minensis and led 

 Thomas to conclude that "minensis, chapadensis [sic], and paraguensis 

 should all be considered as subspecies of brasiliensis." 



Specimens examined. — Two. The type (B.M.); Rio das Velhas, 

 Minas Gerais, 1 juvenal (C.N.H.M.). 



