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CARNIVORA 



9. Foret de Bouconne, Gers, 0. Thomas (p). 8.7.15.5. 



250 m. Prance. (A. 



Robert.) 

 9. Ingelheim, Rheinhessen, C. Hilgert (o). 8. 11. 2. 16. 



Germany. 



Meles meles marianensis Graells. 



1897. [Meles taxus] var. marianensis Graells, Mem. Real Acad. Cien., 



Madrid, xvn, p. 170 (Central Spain). 

 1899. Meles meles mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 



Hist., 7th ser., iv, p. 384, November, 1899 (Seville, Spain). Type 



in British Museum. 

 1910. Meles meles mediterraneus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 70. 



Type locality. — Central Spain. 



Geographical distribution. — Iberian Peninsula. 



Diagnosis. — Skull and teeth large, the teeth frequently attain- 

 ing maximum size for species ; colour light, the sides often 

 conspicuously whitish, especially in region bordering dark ventral 

 area. 



Measurements. — For cranial and dental measurements see 

 Table, p. 351. 



Specimens examined. — Seven, from the following localities in Spain: 

 Arrechavaleta, Vitoria, 1 ; Quintanar de la Sierra, Burgos, 2 ; near 

 Seville, 2 ; Coto Dofiana, Huelva, 2. 



Remarks. — Although not very strikingly differentiated, the 

 large-toothed, pallid, Iberian badger seems worthy of recognition 

 as a geographical race. 



6. Arrechavaleta, Vitoria, N. Gonzalez (c). 8.7.7.18. 



Spain. 

 6, 9. Quintanar, Burgos. Bev. Saturio Gon- 8. 7. 7. 19-20. 



6,9. Seville. (A. Ruts.) Lord Lilford (p). 95.3.3.7-8.1 



(95. 3. 3. 7. Type of mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton.) 

 <S, 9. Coto Donana, Huelva. A. Chapman (p). 8. 3. 8. 6-7. 



MELES ARCALUS Miller. 



1899. Meles meles mediterraneus Barrett-Hamilton, Ann. and Mag. Nat. 

 Hist., 7th ser., iv, p. 131, November, 1899 (part). 



1906. Meles meles mediterraneus Bate, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1905, ir, 



p. 318, April 5, 1906. 



1907. Meles arcalus Miller, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 7th ser., xx, p. 394, 



November, 1907. Type in British Museum. 

 1910. Meles arcalus Trouessart, Faune Mamm. d'Europe, p. 70. 



Type locality. — Lassethe Plain, Crete. 

 Geographical distribution. — Island of Crete. 

 Characters. — Size small (upper length of skull in adult less than 

 110 mm. ; maxillary tooth-row, exclusive of incisors, about 35 mm. ; 



