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1895. Mephitis mephitica Bangs, Proe. Boston soc. nat. hist. 

 xxvi, p. 533. July 31, 1895. 



1901. Chincha mephitis Howell, North Amer. fauna, no- 



•JO, p. 22. August 31, 1901. 

 Type locality. — America. 



According to Allen (Hull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., xiv, ]>. 333, 

 November 12, 1901) the proper name for this animal is Mephitis 

 mephitica (Shaw). 



Chincha hudsonica (Richardson). 

 1901. Chincha hudsonica Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 

 20, p. 24. August 31,. 1901. 



223. Chincha putida (Boitard). 



1842. Mephitis putida Boitard, Jardin des plantes, mamm., 



p. 147. 

 1901. Chincha putida Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 20, 



p. 25. August 31, 1901. 

 Type locality. — New Jersey. 



Chincha elongata (Bangs). 

 1901. Chincha elongata Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 20, 

 p. 27. August 31, 1901. 



Chincha mesomelas (Lichtenstein). 

 1832. Mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein, Darstellung neuer 

 oder wenig bekannter Saugethiere, pi. xly, lig. 2, with 

 accompanying text. 



1896. Mephitis mephitica scrutator Bangs, Proc. biol. soc. 

 Washington, x, p. 141. December 2s, 1890. 



Type locality. — Louisiana. 



Chincha mesomelas avia (Bangs). 

 1901. Chincha mt sonn las aoia Howell, North Amer. fauna, 

 no. 20, p. 30. August 31, 1901. 



Chincha mesomelas varians (Gray). 

 1837. Mephitis varians Gray, Charlesworth's mag. nat. hist., 



i, p. 581. November, 1837. 

 1854. Jfephitis macroura Audubon and Bachman, Quadr. 



N. Amer., in, p. 11 (not of Lichtenstein). 



