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#549. MEPHiTiNAE Gill, 1872a, 6, 66. — Skunks. Cavity of bulla simple, ceasing 
close behind petrous, communicating with large periotic hollow by means of 
small circumscribed orifice set forward in line with outer end of petrous and 
in front of stylomastoid foramen, which is set far in and narrowly separated 
from foramen lacerum posticum; bulla not nearly extending to paroccipital, 
but encroaching on glenoid in front; muzzle massive, but zygomata and 
postorbital processes weak; teeth resemble those of melinae and mydainae, 
but upper incisive row nearly straight, upper molar not twice size of the 
carnassial and wider than long; pm.l lost above and below; palatine foramina 
maxillary. Feet fossorial, soles naked, 2 carpal pads, and metatarsal pad; 
pads of third and fourth digits of hind foot basally united., Ear with orifice 
not concealed behind tragal ridge. Anus without pouches. See #550. 
#550 (551). Conepatusoi Gray, 1837, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist., v. 1, n. s., 
581, type humboldtii Gray. — Bare-nosed skunks of S. Amer., South American 
skunks, white-backed skunks. Teeth 32 (i. 3/3, c. 1/1, pm. 2/3, m. 1/2). 
Body stouter than that of Mephitis. Nostrils opening downward and for- 
ward, not laterally; first premolar absent; pterygoid fossa short and rather 
narrow; palate extends beyond posterior border of molar; postorbital proc- 
esses generally absent; superior outline of skull a gradual curve from occiput 
to end of premaxillae; fore claws large and strong; soles naked for half the 
length of foot. South America (Magellan Straits *). See #550^. 
#550A (5505). Oryctogale Merriam, 1902, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., v. 15, Aug. 
6, 161-162, tod. Conepatus leuconoius Licht., from Vera Cruz, Mexico. — 
Color black, with single broad white mid-dorsal band, beginning on top of 
head between ears (or midway between eyes and ears) and reaching caudad 
to tail. 
#550B (550^). Marputius Gray, 1837, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist., v. 1, 
n. s., 581, mt. Mephitis ' chilensis Geoffr. — Color black, back with two rather 
narrow parallel white stripes. Syn. Marputias " Ham. Smith, 1842, Jardine's 
Nat. Lib., v. 15, Mamm., 197. 
#550 Conepatus [or Conipates (Marputius) arequipae Thomas, 1900, 
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 7, v. 6, 466. Sumbay *, Province of Arequipa, 
Peru. 
Hectopsylla <tl630.— Ext. 
coniger. — Pampa OUiga *, 
Bolivia.— T. h. 
#550 Conepatus chorensis Thomas, 1902, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, v. 9, 
Feb., 126. Choro*, Bolivia. Syn. Conipates™ churensis™ 1908. 
Pulex tl635.— Ext. 
1[irritans. — Choro, Bolivia. 
#650 Conepatus* [or Mephitis i] (Conepatus) humboldtii Gray, 1837, Charles- 
worth's Mag. Nat. Hist., n. s., v. 1, Nov., 581. Straits of Magellan*; Pata- 
gonia. 
Hectopsylla <tl630.— Ext. 
broscus. — Pampa Central *, Argentina. — T. h. 
« Syns.: Conipates °> 1908; 
Gonepatus ™ Ihering, 1911, Rev. Mus. Paulista, v. 8, May 10, 252; 
Rhinozolis Gloger, 1842, Hand-u. Hilfsbuch Nature., v. 1, 58, Marpurito's, Conepatl's or 
Riisselstinkthiere (Thiosmus Licht., 1838, renamed); 
Thiosmus Lichtenstein, 1838, Abhandl. K. Akad. Wiss., Berlin, 270. 
Pulex tl635.— Ext. 
^irritans. — Pampa OUiga, Bolivia. 
