Mephitis. 
193 
b. — varians. Gray, Mag. Nat. Hist., I, 
1837, p. 581 ; Howell, 1. c., 1901, p. 31. 
macroura, Au a. et Bachni., 1854 (nec 
Licht.). 
mesomelas, Allen, 1894 (nec Licht.), 
Elliot, 1. c., 1901, p. 325. 
1934. estor, Merriam — (1545); Howell, 1. c., 
1901, p. 32, pl. 2, f. 3; pl. 7, f. 3, 4; 
Elliot, 1. c., 1901, p. 320. 
? c hingo, Licht. (1832), nec Molina (18 10). 
1935. occidentalis, Baird — (1544 part.); Howell, 
1. c., 1901, p. 34, pl. 7, f. 1, 2; Elliot, 
1. c., 1901. p. 326. 
a. — spissigrada, Bangs — (1542°); 
Howell, 1. c., 1901, p. 35; Elliot, 1. c., 
p. 326. 
foetulenta, Elliot, 1. c., I, 1899, p. 269; 
II, 1901, p. 326. 
b. — notata, Howell. 1. c., 1901. p. 36, 
pl. 3, f. 2. 
Texas Merid. et Occid. 
(Vallo Rio Grande), 
New-Mexico Or., 
Mexico Sept.; 
Oklahoma, Colorado, 
Kansas, Nebraska. 
Arizona (M s 
San Eraneisco), 
New-Mexico, Sonora, 
California infer, sept.; 
Sierra madre 
(Chihuahua Merid.). 
California (Petaluma) 
Sept. et Centr. a 
Monterey in Sept., ad 
Sierra, M s Cascades, 
Oregon (Vall. Willa- 
rnette). 
Brit. Columbia 
(Sumas), Washington, 
Puget Sound, Oregon 
Sept. 
Washiugton Merid. 
(M s Adams), Oregon 
Sept. ad Or. Montium 
Cascades. 
c. — major, Howell, 1. c., 1901, p. 37. 
d. — holzneri, Mearns — (1 544 a); Howell, 
1. c., 1901, p. 38, pl. 3, f. 1. 
I936.p|atyrhina. Howell, 1. c., 1901, p. 39. 
Oregon Or. (Fort 
Klamath), California 
Sept., Nevada, Utah 
(M s Wasatch). 
California Merid., a 
Monterey ad Calif. 
infer., Sierra Nevada, 
M s San Bernardino. 
California, South Fork 
(Kern River), Owens 
Valley. 
B. Leucomitra, Howell, 1901. 
A. H. Howell, North Americ. Fauna, No. 20, 1901, p. 39. 
macroura, Lichtenstein, 1832 — (1546); MexicoCentr. et Merid. 
Howell, 1. c., 1901, p. 40, pl. 4, f. 1. (in montibus), usque 
longicaudata. Tomes, P.Z.S., 1861, p. 280. ad Guatemala. 
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