NORTH AMERICAN LAND MAMMALSr 115 



Genus LATAX Gioger. 



1827. Latax Gloger, Nova acta phys. med. acad. caes. Leop.- 

 Carol., vol. 13, pt. 2, p. 511. Type, Lutra marina Erxleben = 

 Mustela lutris Linn^us. 



*Latax lutris lutris (Linnaeus). 



1758. [Mustela] lutris Linn^us, Syst. nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 45. 

 1885 Enhydris lutris True, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 7 (1884), 



p. 609. 1885 

 1885. Latax lutris Stejneger, Deutsch. geograph. Blatter, vol. 8, 



p. 253. 

 Type Locality. — Coasts of Bering Sea. 



t*Latax lutris nereis Merriam. 



1904. Latax lutris nereis Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 17, p. 159. October 6, 1904. 

 Type Locality. — San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara Islands, 



California. 



Family FELID^. 



Genus FELIS Linnaeus. 'a^^^ 



1758. Felis Linn^us, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 41. Type by 

 tautonymy, Felis catus Linn-sjus. 



t*Felis apache Mearns. 



1901. Felis apache Mearns, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 14, 



p. 150. August 9, 1901. 

 Type Locality. — Matamoras, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 



Regarded by Bailey (North Amer. Fauna No. 25, p. 167, October 24, 1905) 

 as the red phase of F. cacomitli. 



t*Felis azteca azteca (Merriam). 



1901. Felis Jiippolestes aztecus Merriam, Proc. Washington Acad. 



Sci., vol. 3, p. 592. December 11, 1901 

 1903. Felis aztecus Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, vol. 



16, p. 73. May 29, 1903. 

 Type Locality. — Colonia Garcia, Cliihualiua, Mexico. 



t*Felis azteca browni Merriam. 



1903. Felis aztecus hrowni Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 



vol. 16, p. 73. May 29, 1903. 

 Type Locality. — Lower Colorado River, 12 miles south of 

 Yuma, Arizona. 



*Felis bangsi costaricensis Merriam. 



1901. Felis hangsi costaricensis AIerriam, Proc. Washington 



Acad. Sci., vol. 3, p. 596. December 11, 1901. 

 Type Locality. — Boquete, Chiriqui, Panama. 



