MILLER AND REHN: NORTH AMERICAN MAMMALS. 



Genus DIDELPHIS Linnaeus. 



1758. Didelphis LINNAEUS, Syst. nat., x ed., i, p. 54. Type. 

 - Didelphis marsupialis LINNAEUS. 



* Didelphis aurita Wied. 



1826. Didelphys aurita WIED, Beitr. Naturgesch. Brasil., 



11, p. 395. 

 1885. Didelphys aurita TRUE, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., vn 



(1884), p. 587. 1885. 

 TYPE LOCALITY. Villa Yicoza, Parahyba River, Brazil. 



* Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus. 



1758. [Didelphis']' marsupialis LINNAEUS, Syst. nat., x ed., 



i, p. 54. 

 1885. Didelphys virginiana TRUE, Proc. U. S. nat. mus., vn 



(1884), p. 587. 1885. 

 1888. Didelphys marsupialis THOMAS, Catal. raarsup. and 



monotr. Brit, mus., p. 323. 

 TYPE LOCALITY. Virginia. 



According to Thomas (Amer. nat., xxxv, pp. 144-145, Febru- 

 ary, 1901) this species should stand as D. virginiana. 



Didelphis marsupialis calif ornica (Bennett). 



1833. Didelphis californica BENNETT, Proc. zool. Soc. Lon- 

 don, p. 40. 



1894. Didelphis marsupialis californica ALLEN, Bull. Amer. 

 mus. nat. hist., vi, p. 168. May 31, 1894. 



TYPE LOCALITY. " That part of California which adjoins 

 Mexico." 



Didelphis marsupialis pigra (Bangs). 



1898. Didelphis virginiana pigra BANGS, Proc. Boston soc. 



nat. hist., xxvin, p. 172. March, 1898. 



TYPE LOCALITY. Oak Lodge, opposite Micco, Brevard County, 

 Florida. 



