A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Part 18

1896. _Lepus texia.n.u.s deserticola_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:564, June 24, type from western edge Colorado Desert, at base of Coast Range Mts., Imperial County, California.

1909. _Lepus californicus deserticola_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:137, August 31.

1932. _Lepus californicus depressus_ Hall and Whitlow, Proc. Biol.

Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 45:71, April 2, type from mi. S. Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho. (Regarded as inseparable from _L. c.

deserticola_ by Davis, The Recent Mammals of Idaho, p. 359, April 5, 1939.)

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:140, unless otherwise noted).--Idaho (Davis, 1939:360): Boise River; Sawtooth Nat'l Forest; Arco; Blackfoot. Utah: Ogden; Provo; Loa. Arizona: San Francisco Mtn.; Fort Whipple; Phoenix; Rancho Bonito, Abra Valley (Huey, 1942:362). Sonora: El Doctor. Baja California: Calamahue; Esperanza Canyon. California (Orr, 1940-76): Coyote Wells; Kenworthy; Victorville; Farrington Ranch; 5 mi. SW Lone Pine; 10,000 ft., head Silver Canyon; Mono Mills; 5600 ft., near Woodfords.

Nevada (Hall, 1946:606): Sutcliffe; mi. S Sulphur. Idaho: 6 mi. S Murphy (Davis, 1939:360).

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS EREMICUS J. A. Allen.

1894. _Lepus texia.n.u.s eremicus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.

Hist., 6:347, December 7, type from Fairbank, Cochise County, Arizona.

1909. _Lepus californicus eremicus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:140, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:141, unless otherwise noted).--Arizona: Casa Grande; Fort Bowie; 2 mi. E Portal (Cahalane, 1939:435). Chihuahua: San Bernardino Ranch (possibly Nelson should have placed this in Sonora); Colonia Garcia. Sonora: Hermosillo; La Libertad (Burt, 1938:68); Agua Dulce (of Sonora, not of Arizona).

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS FESTINUS Nelson.

1904. _Lepus festinus_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 17:108, May 18, type from Irolo, Hidalgo.

1909. _Lepus californicus festinus_ Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:151, August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:152).--Hidalgo: Zimapan; _Tulancingo_; type locality; Queretaro: Tequisquiapam.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MAGDALENAE Nelson.

1907. _Lepus californicus magdalenae_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 20:81, July 22, type from Magdalena Island, Baja California.

_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:155): type locality; Margarita Island.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MARTIRENSIS Stowell.

1895. _Lepus martirensis_ Stowell, Proc. California Acad. Sci., 5(ser. 2):51, May 28, type specimen from the San Pedro Martir Mountains of Baja California.

_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:154): La Huerta; Calamahue; San Bruno; Rancho San Jose; San Simon.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MELANOTIS Mearns.

1890. _Lepus melanotis_ Mearns, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 2:297, February 21, type from Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas.

1909. _Lepus californicus melanotis_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:146, August 31.

_Marginal records._--South Dakota: Lyman Co. (Over and Churchill, 1945:48). Nebraska: Oakland (12399 KU). Kansas: near Doniphan Lake (Linsdale, 1928:146). Missouri: Saline Co. (Enders, 1932:120); 5 mi.

E Rockbridge (Leopold and Hall, 1945:145). Arkansas: "about" 2 mi. S Evansville (Dellinger and Black, 1940:190). Oklahoma: 3 mi. E Wainwright (Blair, 1939:128). Texas: Brazos County (Petersen, 1946:166); Golinda (Nelson, 1909:148); Washburn (_ibid._). New Mexico: Santa Rosa (_ibid._); vicinity of Cimarron (Hill, 1942:82).

Colorado: Semper (Nelson, 1909:148). Wyoming: 3 mi. W Meriden along Horse Cr. (15926 KU).

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS MERRIAMI Mearns.

1896. _Lepus merriami_ Mearns, Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals from the Mexican border of the United States, p. 2, March 25, (Reprint: Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:444, May 23, 1896) type from Fort Clark, Kinney County, Texas.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:150, unless otherwise noted).--Texas: Mason; Lott; Antioch; Houston. Tamaulipas: Matamoros; Tamaulipeca, San Carlos Mts. (Dice, 1937:255). Nuevo Leon: Santa Catarina. Coahuila: Monclova; Sabinas.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS RICHARDSONII Bachman.

1839. _Lepus richardsonii_ Bachman, Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci.

Philadelphia, 8(pt. 1):88, type from California (exact locality unknown, but probably on interior slope of mts. near Jolon, Monterey County).

1909. _Lepus californicus richardsoni_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:133, August 31.

1904. _Lepus tularensis_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc. Was.h.i.+ngton, 17:136, July 14, type from Alila, Tulare County, California.

_Marginal records._--California (Orr, 1940:71): Minkler; Thompson Valley, Walker Basin; Kern Lake Basin; Carrizo Plains, 7 mi. SE Simmler; _2 mi. E Bryson_; Jolon.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS SHELDONI Burt.

1933. _Lepus californicus sheldoni_ Burt, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 46:37, February 20, type from Carmen Island [(lat. 26 N, long. 111 12' W) Gulf of Calif.], Baja California. Known from type locality only.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS TEXIa.n.u.s Waterhouse.

1848. _Lepus texia.n.u.s_ Waterhouse, Nat. Hist. Mamm., 2:136, type locality unknown, but probably in western Texas.

1909. _Lepus californicus texia.n.u.s_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:142, August 31.

1896. _Lepus texia.n.u.s griseus_ Mearns, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 18:562, June 24, type from Fort Hanc.o.c.k, El Paso County, Texas.

1903. _Lepus_ (_Macrotolagus_) _texia.n.u.s micropus_ J. A. Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 19:605, November 12, type from Rio del Bocas, NW Durango.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:146, unless otherwise noted).--Colorado: between Grand Junction and the Utah boundary (Cary, 1911:158). New Mexico: Roswell (Nelson, 1909:145). Texas (Nelson, 1909:145). Colorado: Comstock. Coahuila: 8 mi. SE San Pedro de los Colonias, 3700 ft. (40206 KU). Durango: Rio Sestin; Rio del Bocas. Chihuahua: Santa Rosalia; Pacheco; San Luis Mts. New Mexico (Nelson, 1909:145): Guadalupe Ranch. Arizona: Painted Desert. Utah: Abajo (Blue Mts.) (Barnes, 1927:149).

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS WALLAWALLA Merriam.

1904. _Lepus texia.n.u.s wallawalla_ Merriam, Proc. Biol. Soc.

Was.h.i.+ngton, 17:137, July 14, type from Touchet, Plains of the Columbia, Walla Walla County, Was.h.i.+ngton.

1909. _Lepus californicus wallawalla_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:132, August 31.

_Marginal records._--Was.h.i.+ngton: Moses Coulee (Dalquest, 1948:386); Touchet (Nelson, 1909:133). Oregon: Ontario (Nelson, 1909:133).

Nevada (Hall, 1946:606): 4100 ft., Quinn River Crossing; 4200 ft., 4 mi. W Flanigan. California (Orr, 1940:79): 5000 ft., 7 mi. E Ravendale; 3600 ft., 1 mi. SE Weed; Hornbrook. Oregon (Nelson, 1909:133): Hay Creek; Willow Junction.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS XANTI Thomas.

1898. _Lepus californicus xanti_ Thomas, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1(ser. 7):45, January, type from Santa Anita, Baja California.

_Marginal records._--Baja California (Nelson, 1909:156): Southern part of the Peninsula. Santa Clara Mts., southward around range of _L. c. martirensis_ to and down east coast; La Paz; Cape St. Lucas; San Jorge; 20 mi. W San Ignacio.