each year.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS ALTAMIRAE Nelson.

1904. _Lepus merriami altamirae_ Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc.
Washington, 17:109, May 18, type from Alta Mira, Tamaulipas. Known
from type locality only.

1951. _Lepus californicus altamirae_, Hall, Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus.
Nat. Hist., 5:45, October 1, 1951.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS ASELLUS Miller.

1899. _Lepus asellus_ Miller, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia,
p. 380, September 29, type from San Luis Potos['i], San Luis
Potos['i].

1909. _Lepus californicus asellus_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:150,
August 31.

_Marginal records_ (Nelson, 1909:151).--Coahuila: Jaral. Nuevo Leon:
Miquihuana. San Luis Potos['i]: R['i]o Verde. Aguascalientes:
Chicalote. Zacatecas: Valparaiso.

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS BENNETTII Gray.

1844. _Lepus bennettii_ Gray, Zoology Voy. _Sulphur_, p. 35, pl. 14,
type from San Diego, San Diego County, California.

1909. _Lepus californicus bennetti_, Nelson, N. Amer. Fauna, 29:136,
August 31.

_Marginal records._--California: Mt. Pi[~n]os (Orr, 1940:73); Arroyo
Seco, Pasadena (Orr, 1940:74); San Felipe Valley (_ibid._); Jacumba
(Nelson, 1909:137), Baja California: San Quint['i]n (Nelson, 1909:137).
Northward along coast at least to California: Montalvo (Orr,
1940:73).

LEPUS CALIFORNICUS CALIFORNICUS Gray.

1837. _Lepus californica_ Gray, Charlesworth's Mag. Nat. Hist.,
1:586, type from "St. Antoine," California (probably on coastal
slope of mts. near the Mission of San Antonio, Jolon, Monterey
County).

1926. _Lepus californicus vigilax_ Dice, Occas. Papers Mus. Zool.,
Univ. Michigan, 166:11, February 11, type from Balls Ferry, Shasta
County, California.

_Marginal records._--Oregon (Nelson, 1909:132): Drain; Grants Pass.
California (Orr, 1940:68-69): Callahan, Scott River; 3300 ft,
Lymans, NW of Lyonsville; Dry Creek, Oroville-Chico Road; Snelling;
Hernandez; Morro; _Carmel Point_; _Bolinas Bay_; _Freestone_;
_Sherwood_; _Ferndale_; 3 mi. W Arcata. Oregon: Rogue River Valley
(Nelson, 1909:132).

_Lepus californicus curti_ Hall.

1951. _Lepus californicus curti_ Hall, Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat.
Hist., 5:42, October 1, 1951, type from 88 mi. S and 10 mi. W
Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Known from type locality only.

[Illustration: FIG. 47. Distribution of _Lepus