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hist., xvi, p. 265, August 18, 1902). The name is therefore to be 

 eliminated. 



3. Didelphis richmondi Allen. 



1901. Didelphis richmondi Allen, Bull. Anier. mus. nat. 



hist., xiv, p. 17"). June 15, 1901. 

 Type locality. — Greytown, Nicaragua. 



Didelphis marsupialis Linnaeus, p. 7. This name is now 

 restricted to the large opossum of northeastern South America (see 

 Thomas, Amer. nat., xxxv, p. 144-145, February, 1901, and Allen, 

 Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., xvi, p. 256, August 18, 1902) and the 

 Virginia opossum is known as : 

 Didelphis virginiana Kerr. 

 1792. Didelphis virginiana Kerr, Anim. kingdom, p. 193. 



1901. [Didelphis] virginiana Thomas, Amer. nat., xxxv, p. 

 145. February, 1901. 



Type locality. — Virginia. 



4. Didelphis marsupialis battyi Thomas. 



1902. Did Iphis marsupialis battyi Thomas, Novitates zoolog- 

 icae, ix, p. 137. April 10, 1902. 



Type locality. — Coiba Island, off west coast of Panama. 



5. Didelphis marsupialis etensis Allen. 



1901. Didelphis JcarJcinophaga caucae Bangs, Amer. nat., 

 xxxv,]) 633. August, 1901. (San Miguel Island, Panama.) 

 Not D. karhinophaga caucae Allen, Bull. Amer. rnus. nat. 

 hist., xiii, p. 192, October 23, 1900. 



1902. Didelphis marsupialis etensis Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. 

 nat, hist., xvi, p. 202. August IS, 1902. 



Type locality. — Eten, Piura, Peru. 



6. Didelphis marsupialis insularis Allen. 



1902. Didelphis marsupialis insularis Allen, Hull. Amer. 



mus. nat. hist., xvi, p. 259. August IS, 1902. 

 Type locality. — Caparo, Trinidad. Occurs also in Dominica, 



Grenada, and St. Vincent. 



Didelphis marsupialis pigra (Hangs), p. 7, becomes: 

 Didelphis virginiana pigra Bangs. 



1901. Didelphis virginiana pigra Allen, Bull. Amer. mus. 

 nat. hist., xiv. p. 165. June 15, 1901. 



