Cricetus. 85 



Hapalotis conditor, Gould Mamm. Ausir, iii, pi. vi (1863). 



Dislribution. — Australia. 



a-b 2 Skins Gwaler ranges, No history. 



South Australia. 



Hapalotis mitchelli. 



Dipus mitchellii, Ogilby Linn. Trans., xviii,p. 130 (1841). 



Hapalotis mitchellii, Gould P. Z. S., p. 151 (1840) ; Gray Abp. Grey's Travels 

 Austr., ii, p. 404*; Gould Mamm. Austr., pi. ix : Blyth Cat no TS?' 

 p. III. •'^' 



Hapalotis gouldii, Gray App. Grey's Travels, Austr., ii, p. 404 (1841)*. 



Distribution. — Australia. 



a. Skin Western Australia No history, 



c-d. Stuffed South Australia Melbourne Mus., 1861, A.S.B. 



Genus HESPEROMYS. 



Hesperomys, Waterhouse Zool. Voy. Beagle, p. 75 (1839)*. 



Hesperomys leucopus. 



Mus sylvaticus, var. Erxleben Syst. Reg. Anim., i, p. 390 (1775). 

 Mus agrarius, var. americanus, Kerr Linn. Anim, Kingd., p. 231 (1792)*. 

 Musculus leucopus, Rafinesque Am, Month. Mag., iii, p. 446 (1818)*. 

 Hesperomys leucopus, Leconte P. Acad, N, Sci. Philad., vi, p. 412 (1854) ; 

 Coues Monographs N. Amer. Rodents, p. 5i. 



Distribution. — North America, from the Arctic regions to the 

 northern parts of Mexico. 



a-b. 2 Skins Huron County Ont., J. H. Gamier [Ex.] 



Canada. 

 c. Skin, skull g Gainsville Flor., U.S.A. Brit. Mus. [Ex.] 

 (F.M Chapman, 

 14-2-89). 



Genus CRICETUS. 



Cricetus, Pallas Zoog. Ross. As., i, p. 160 (181 1). 



Cricetus phasus. 



Mus phaeus, Pallas Nov. Spec. Quad, e Glir., p. 261 (1778). 



Cricetus ph^us, Pallas Zoog. Ross, As., i, p. 163 (181 1); Blanford 



Persia, 0.58; id. Yarkand Mammals, p. 44; id. J, A, S: B,, xlviii, p. 96; 



Danford and Alston P, Z, S,, 1880, p. 61 ; Scully P, Z.S., i88l, p. 205 ; 



Thomas Linn. Trans. (2), v, p S9 ; Radde Zool, J. B., iv, p. 1032. 

 Cricetus isabellinus, Pilippi Viaggio Persia, p. 344 (1865); Blanford 



Persia, p. 59 ; Scully P. Z. S,, 1881, p. 205. 



