NORTH AMERICAN LAND MAMMALS. Ill 



*Mephitis macroura vittata (Lichtenstein). 



1832. Mephitis vittata Lichtenstein, Darstellung iieuer oder 



wenig bekannter Saugetliiere, pi. 47. 

 1901. OhincJia macroura vittata Howell, North Amer. Fauna, 



No. 20, p. 43. August 31, 1901. 



1901. Mephitis macroura vittata Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. 

 Hist., vol. 14, p. 334. November 12, 1901. 



Type Locality. — San Mateo del Mar, Oaxaca, Mexico. 

 Range. — Known only from the type locality; probably/ ranges 

 over the coast region of Oaxaca and Chiapas. 



Genus CONEPATUS Gray. 



1837. Conepatus Gray, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. 1, 

 p. 581. November, 1837. I'ype, Conepatus humholdtii Gray. 

 Subgenus Oryctogale Merriam. 



1902. Oryctogale Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 15, 

 p. 161. August 6, 1902. Type, Conepatus leuconotus Lich- 

 tenstein. 



t* Conepatus filipensis Merriam. 



1902. Conepatus filipensis Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, vol. 15, p. 163. August 6, 1902. 

 Type Locality. — Cerro San Fehpe, Oaxaca, Mexico. 



*Conepatus leuconota leuconota Lichtenstein. 



1832. Mephitis leuconota Lichtenstein, Darstellung neuer oder 

 wenig bekannter Saugethiere, pi. 44, fig. 1. 



1902. Conepatus leuconotus Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washing- 

 ton, vol. 15, p. 161. August 6, 1902. 



Type Locality. — Rio Alvarado, Vera Cruz, Mexico. 



t*Conepatus leuconota texensis Merriam. 



1885. Conepatus mapurito True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 



, (1884), p. 609. 1885. (Part.) 

 1902. Conepatus leuconotus texensis JMerriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 15, p. 162. August 6, 1902. 

 Type Locality. — Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas. 



*Conepatus mesoleucus mesoleucus (Lichtenstein). 



1827. Mephitis mesoleuca Lichtenstein, Darstellung neuer oder 

 wenig bekannter Saugethiere, pi. 64. 



1902. [Conepatus] mesoleucus JMerriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash- 

 ington, vol. 15, p. 163. June 25, 1902. 



Type Locality. — Near Chico, Hidalgo, Mexico. 



*Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merriam. 



1902. Conepatus mesoleucus mearnsi Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. 



Washington, vol. 15, p. 163. August 6, 1902. 

 Type Locality. — Mason, Mason County, Texas. 



