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1895. Mephitis mephitica Bangs, Proc. Boston soc. nat. hist, 
xxvi, p. 533. July 31, 1895. 
1901. Chincha mephitis Howell, North Amer. fauna, no- 
20, p. 22. August 31, 1901. 
Type locality.— America. 
According to Allen (Bull. Amer. mus. nat. hist., xiv, p. 333, 
November 12, 1901) the proper name for this animal is Mephitis 
mephitica (Shaw). 
Chincha hudsonica (Richardson). 
1901. Chincha hudsonica Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 
20, p. 24. August 31, 1901. 
223. Chincha putida (Boitard). 
1842. Mephitis putida Boitard, Jardin des plantes, mamm,, 
p. 147. 
1901. Chincha putida Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 20, 
p. 25. August 31, 1901. 
Type locality.— New Jersey. 
Chincha elongata (Bangs). 
1901. Chincha elongata Howell, North Amer. fauna, no. 20, 
p. 27. August 31, 1901. 
Chincha mesomelas (Lichtenstein). 
1832. Mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein, Darstellung neuer 
oder wenig bekannter Saugethiere, pi. xlv, fig. 2, with 
accompanying text. 
1896. Mephitis mephitica scrutator Bangs, Proc. biol. soc. 
Washington, x, p. 141. December 28, 1896. 
Type locality.— Louisiana. 
Chincha mesomelas avia (Bangs). 
1901. Chincha mesomelas aria Howell, North Amer. fauna, 
no. 20, p. 30. August 31, 1901. 
Chincha mesomelas varians (Gray). 
1837. Mephitis varians Gray, Charlesworth’s mag. nat. hist., 
i, p. 581. November, 1837. 
1854. Mephitis macroura Audubon and Bachman, Quadr. 
N. Amer., iii, p. 11 (not of Lichtenstein). 
