SPILOGALE. 413 



Mephitis qiiaterlinearis Winans, Coues Fur-bear. Anim., 1877, p. 



230- 

 Spilo^ale iiiiernipta Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub.. 



II, 1901, p. 328. Zool. Ser. Id. Mamm. Middle Amer. & W. 



Indies, F. C. M. Pub., iv, Pt. 11, 1904, p. 523, figs. 98, lxxiii. 



Zool. Ser. 



White-spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Upper Missouri? 



Geogr. Distr. Kansas, Oklahoma Territory to Texas, south through 



Mexico to Guatemala. 



999. Spilogale ringens Merriam. 



Spilogalc ringens Merr.. N. Am. Faun., No. 4, 1890, p. 9. Elliot, 

 Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 329. Zool. 

 Ser. 

 Growling Spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Greensborough, Hale County, Alabama. 

 Geogr. Distr. Alabama, western Georgia, north to West Virginia 

 and Virginia. 



1000. Spilogale indianola Merriam. 



Spilogale indianola Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 4, 1890, p. 10. 

 Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 329. 

 Zool. Ser. 

 Indianola Spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Indianola, Matagorda Bay, Matagorda County, 

 Texas. 



Geogr. Distr. Texas. 



1001. Spilogale leucoparia Merriam. 



Spilogale leucoparia Merr., N. Am. Faun., No. 4, 1890, p. 11. 



Elliot, Syn. X. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 329. 



Zool. Ser. 

 Merriam's Spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Mason, Mason County, Texas. 

 Geogr. Distr. Texas. 



1002. Spilogale tenuis Howell. 



Spilogale tenuis Howell, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., xv, 1902, p. 241. 

 Slender Spotted Skunk. 



Type locality. Arkins, Larimer County, Colorado. 



Geogr. Distr. Colorado. Range unknown. 



Genl. Char. Similar to 5. leucoparia; lateral stripes narrower; 

 frontal patch long and narrow; terminal third of tail white. Skull: 



