A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Part 15

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s COLUMBIENSIS Rhoads.

1895. _Lepus america.n.u.s columbiensis_ Rhoads, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Philadelphia, p. 242, July 2, type from Vernon, British Columbia.

_Marginal records._--Alberta: Banff Nat'l Park (Anderson, 1947:101); Jasper Nat'l Park (_ibid._). British Columbia: Creston (Dalquest, 1942:182). Was.h.i.+ngton: Republic (Dalquest, 1948:385); Moulson (Dalquest, 1942:182). British Columbia: Cottonwood Post Office (Dalquest, 1942:182); Indianpoint Lake (_ibid._).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s DALLI Merriam.

1900. _Lepus america.n.u.s dalli_ Merriam, Proc. Was.h.i.+ngton Acad. Sci., 2:29, March 14, type from Nulato, Alaska.

_Marginal records._--Noatak River (Bailey and Hendee, 1926:21); Upper St. John River (Rausch, 1950:466); Koyukuk (Nelson, 1909:102); Anvik (_ibid._); Yukon Delta (_ibid._); thence northerly, in suitable habitat, along coast to Noatak River.

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s KLAMATHENSIS Merriam.

1899. _Lepus klamathensis_ Merriam, N. Amer. Fauna, 16:100, October 28, type from head of Wood River, near Fort Klamath, Klamath County, Oregon.

1936. _Lepus america.n.u.s klamathensis_, V. Bailey, N. Amer. Fauna, 55:95, August 29.

_Marginal records._--Oregon (Dalquest, 1942:176): Mt. Hood; mouth Davis Creek. California (Orr, 1940:53): vicinity Fort Bidwell; 3000 ft., Rush Creek, 12 mi. from [N of] Weaverville. _Oregon: Estacada_ (Dalquest, 1942:176).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s MACFARLANI Merriam.

1900. _Lepus america.n.u.s macfarlani_ Merriam, Proc. Was.h.i.+ngton Acad.

Sci., 2:30, March 14, type from Fort Anderson, near mouth of Anderson River, Mackenzie.

1900. _Lepus saliens_ Osgood, N. Amer. Fauna, 19:39, October 6, type from Caribou Crossing, between Lake Bennett and Lake Tagish, Yukon.

1907. ? _Lepus niediecki_ Matschie, Niedieck's Kreuzfahrten im Beringmeer, p. 240, type locality Kasilof Lake, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:100, unless otherwise noted).--Mackenzie: type locality; Fort Franklin; Fort Rae; Fort Resolution; Fort Smith. British Columbia: Peace River and Alaska Highway (Anderson, 1947:101); Bennett. Alaska: Cordova (Philip, 1939:84); Mills Creek (_ibid._); Lake Clark; E. Fork Kuskokwim River (Dice, 1921:27); head N. Fork Kuskokwim (_ibid._); Fort Yukon.

Yukon: Russell Mts.

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s OREGONUS Orr.

1934. _Lepus bairdii oregonus_ Orr, Jour. Mamm., 15:152, May 15, type from 12 mi. S Canyon City, 5500 ft., Grant County, Oregon.

1942. _Lepus america.n.u.s oregonus_, Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:179, June 3.

_Marginal records._--Oregon (Dalquest, 1942:180): 22 mi. N Enterprise; _Wallowa Lake_; _summit of Blue Mts._; Ochoco Nat'l Forest, Harney County.

1938. _Lepus america.n.u.s pallidus_ Cowan, Jour. Mamm., 19:242, May 12, type from Chezacut Lake, Chiloctin River, British Columbia.

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s PALLIDUS Cowan.

_Marginal records._--British Columbia: 23 mi. N Hazelton (Dalquest, 1942:183); Berg Lake (_ibid._); Quesnel (Cowan, 1938:243); Lac La Hache (_ibid._); Bonaparte River, 5 days N Ashcroft (Dalquest, 1942:183); Kimsquit, Dean Channel (Anderson, 1947:102); Hazelton (Dalquest, 1942:183).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s PHAEONOTUS J. A. Allen.

1899. _Lepus america.n.u.s phaeonotus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus.

Nat. Hist., 12:11, March 4, type from Hallock, Kittson County, Minnesota.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:96, unless otherwise noted).--Manitoba: Selkirk Settlement. Ontario: Lake of the Woods (Anderson, 1947:102); Rainy Lake. Michigan: Houghton; Chippewa County (Burt, 1946:244); Presque Isle County (_ibid._); Wayne County (_ibid._); Jackson County (_ibid._); Allegan County (_ibid._).

Wisconsin: Rhinelander; St. Croix River, Douglas Co. Minnesota: Elk River; Moores Lake; Warren; St. Vincent. Saskatchewan: Glen Ewen (Soper, 1946:149). Manitoba: Carberry (Anderson, 1947:102).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s PINEUS Dalquest.

1942. _Lepus america.n.u.s pineus_ Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:178, June 3, type from Cedar Mtn., Latah County, Idaho.

_Marginal records._--British Columbia (Anderson, 1947:102): Trail; Nelson Range south of Creston. Idaho (Dalquest, 1942:179): 5 mi. W Cocolalla; Troy. Was.h.i.+ngton (Dalquest, 1942:179): Blue Mts., Columbia County; _Marcus_. _British Columbia_: _Rossland_ (Anderson, 1947:102).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s SECLUSUS Baker and Hankins.

1950. _Lepus america.n.u.s seclusus_ Baker and Hankins, Proc. Biol.

Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 63:63, May 25, type from 12 mi. E and 2 mi. N Sh.e.l.l, 7900 ft., Bighorn Mts., Big Horn County, Wyoming. Type locality is only precise locality.

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s STRUTHOPUS Bangs.

1898. _Lepus america.n.u.s struthopus_ Bangs, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 12:81, March 24, type from Digby, Nova Scotia.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:92, unless otherwise noted).--Newfoundland (introduced in 1864): Bay of Islands; Bay of St. George. Nova Scotia: type locality. Maine: Bucksport. Quebec: south of St. Lawrence River (Anderson, 1947:102). New Brunswick: Andover. Prince Edward Island: Alberton. Quebec: Grosse Isle, Magdalen Islands.

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s TAHOENSIS Orr.

1933. _Lepus was.h.i.+ngtonii tahoensis_ Orr, Jour. Mamm., 14:54, February 14, type from mi. S Tahoe Tavern, Placer County, California.

1942. [_Lepus america.n.u.s_] _tahoensis_, Dalquest, Jour. Mamm., 23:176, June 3.

_Marginal records._--California: vic. Mineral (Orr, 1940:56).

Nevada: 350 yards NE junction of Nevada state line and N sh.o.r.e Lake Tahoe (Hall, 1946:601). California: Niagara Creek (Orr, 1940:55); Cisco (Orr, 1940:56).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s VIRGINIa.n.u.s Harlan.

1825. _Lepus virginia.n.u.s_ Harlan, Fauna Americana, p. 196, type locality Blue Mountains, northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

1875. _Lepus america.n.u.s_ var. _virginia.n.u.s_, J. A. Allen, Proc.

Boston Soc. Nat. Hist., 17:431, February 17.

1825. _Lepus wardii_ Schinz, Das Thierreich ..., 4:428, based on the varying hare of the southern part of the United States (Warden, D.

B., in A statistical, political, and historical account of the United States of North America ..., 1:233, 1819).

1845. _Lepus borealis_ Schinz, Synopsis Mammalium, 2:286-287. No type or type locality mentioned. From Virginia and the Alleghenies.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:94, unless otherwise noted).--Quebec (Anderson, 1947:103): Ottawa River; Megantic County.

Maine: _Greenville_ (Nelson, 1909:95); Sebec Lake (_ibid._); Mt.

Desert Island (Manville, 1942:397). _Ma.s.sachusetts_: _Concord_; _Middleboro_. _Rhode Island_: _Was.h.i.+ngton County_. New York: Locust Grove. Pennsylvania: type locality. Tennessee: White Rock (Kellogg, 1939:289). Ohio: Ashtabula Co. (Bole and Moulthrop, 1942:174).

Ontario: Holland Riv. (Snyder and Logier, 1930:180).

LEPUS AMERICa.n.u.s WAs.h.i.+NGTONII Baird.