On Two new Argentine Forms of Skunk. 221 



(notclies excluded) 22 ; diastema 26-5 ; length of bulla 16-3 ; 

 upper tooth-series (crowns) 20'3 ; breadth of p* 5"2. 



Hah. Punla de Vacas, N.W. Mendoza. Alt. 2300 ra. 



Tyi^e. Adult male. B.M. No. 21. 6. 24. 21. Original 

 number 1336. 



Three specimens, of which one is immature. 



This vizcacha is no doubt nearly allied to L. to7italis, but 

 is distinguished by tlie details above described, especially by 

 its distinctly broader frontals.] 



13. Galea leucoblephara, Burin. 



(J. 1265. Pedernal. 

 c^. 1320. Sierra Tontal. 



14. Cnviella australis joannia, Thos. 



c?. 1230, 1231, 1235, 1247; ? . 1236, 1245, 1246, 1248. 

 Canada Honda. 



^. 1266. Pedernai. 



S . 1307, 1312, 1313 ; ? . 1293, 1300, 1301, 1302, 1305. 

 Sierra Tontal. 



Based on the Caiiada Honda series. No. 1246 the type. 



15. Dasi/pus vallerosus pannosus, Thos. 

 J. 1263; ?. 1232, 1249, 1257. Canada Honda. 



XXIII. — Ttvo new Argentine Forms of Skunk. 

 By Oldfield Thomas. 



(Published by permission of the Trustees of the British Museum.) 



Conepatus suffocans pampamis, subsp. n. 



Most like C. s. gibsoni, as I now believe the Ajd skunk 

 should be called, but the stripes conspicuously narrower, so as 

 greatly to reduce the general amount of white on the animal. 

 Strii)es running down on to the sides of the base of the tail, 

 as in gibsoni, while in sufocaus this is very rarely the case. 

 Fur of about the same texture as in gibsoni, not so s )ft as in 

 kuiiibuldti. Tail busliy, broadly tassdled white-black-white, 

 as in gibsoni, while suffocans rarely has the long white hairs 

 at the end. 



^kull as usual. 



