150 SCALOPUS. 



Family Talpidae. 



Subfamily Scalopinae. 



Genus Scalopus. 



Scalopus aquaticus machrinoides Jackson. 



Scalopus aquaticus machrinoides Jackson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., 

 XXVII, 1914, p. 19. 



Type locality. Manhattan, Kansas. 



Genl. Char. Size large, similar to S. a. machrinus but grayer in 

 color. 



Color. Entire upperparts clove-brown, paler on face, wrists and 

 underparts; ventral portion washed with raw-umber. Ex type in 

 United States National Museum. 



Measurements. Skull: Occipito-nasal length, 36.9; zygomatic 

 width, 17.4; intertemporal width, 8.0; length of nasals, 14.2; length 

 of upper tooth row, 12.1; length of mandible, 22.8; length of lower 

 tooth row, 12.0. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Scalopus aquaticus pulcher Jackson. 



Scalopus aquaticus pulcher Jackson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXVII, 

 1914, p. 20. 



Type locality. Delight, Arkansas. 



Genl. Char. Hind foot and skull larger than S. aquaticus with 

 wider supraoccipital. 



Color. Top of head mummy-brown; nose cinnamon-brown; 

 upperparts dark fuscous, hairs tipped with pearl-gray; underparts 

 sepia, base of fur plumbeous. Ex type in United States National 

 Museum. 



Measurements. Total length, 164; tail, 25; hind foot, 22. Skull: 

 Occipito-nasal length, 35.9; Hensel, 29.4; zygomatic width, 15.7; 

 intertemporal width, 7.7; palatal length, 14.6; length of nasals, 12.3; 

 length of upper tooth row, n.i; length of mandible, 22.2; length of 

 lower tooth row, n.o. Ex type in United States National Museum. 



Scalopus aquaticus caryi Jackson. 



Scalopus aquaticus caryi Jackson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., XXVII, 



1914, p. 20. 



Type locality. Neligh, Nebraska. 

 Genl. Char. Similar to S. a. intermedius, but paler in color, and 



