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t*Cryptotis mexicana goldmani (Merriam). 



1895. Blarina mexicana goldmani Merriam, North Amer. 

 Fauna, No. 10, p. 25. December 31, 1895. 



Type Locality. — Mountains near Cliilpancingo, State of Guer- 

 rero, Mexico. Altitude, 10,000 feet. 



t*Cryptotis mexicana machetes (Merriam). 



1895. Blarina mexicana machetes Merriam, North Amer. Fauna, 



No. 10, p. 26. December 31, 1895. 

 Type Locality. — ^Mountains near Ozolotepec, State of Oaxaca, 



Mexico. Altitude, 10,000 feet. 



t*Cryptotis nelsoni (Merriam). 



1895. Blarina nelsoni Merriam, North Amer. Fauna, No. 10, 



p. 26. December 31, 1895. 

 TiTE Locality. — Volcano of Tuxtla, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



Altitude, 4,800 feet. 



t*Cryptotis frontalis Miller. 



1911. Cry ^totis frontalis Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 24, p. 222. October 31, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — Near Tehuantepec City, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



t*Cryptotis gracilis Miller. 



1911. Cryptotis gracilis Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 24, p. 221. October 31, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — Head of Lari River, near base of Pico Blanco, 

 Talamanca, Costa Rica. Altitude, about 6,000 feet. 



*Cryptotis nigrescens (Allen). 



1895. Blarina (Soriciscus) nigrescens Allen, BuU. Amer. Mus. 



Nat. Hist., vol. 7, p. 339. November 8, 1895. 

 1911. C[ryptotis] nigrescens Miller, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 24, p. 222. October 31, 1911. 

 Type Locality. — San Isidro (San Jose), Costa Rica. 



t*Cryptotis alticola (Merriam). 



1895. Blarina alticola Merriam, North Amer. Fauna, No. 10, p. 

 27. December 31, 1895. 



Type Locality. — ^Mount Popocatepetl, State of Mexico, Mexico. 

 Altitude, 11,500 feet. 



Range. — Higher slopes of Mount Popocatepetl and the moun- 

 tains near Salazar and Ajusco, south of the City of Mexico, 

 from 9,500 to 12,000 feet altitude. 



