than in any
specimen that we know of that has been referred to _S. leucoparia_.

If intergradation occurs between _Spilogale gracilis gracilis_ and
_Spilogale indianola_ and between one or both of these kinds on the
one hand and _Spilogale interrupta_ on the other hand, central Texas
would be a logical place to collect intergrades. We suppose that such
intergradation will be found to occur and that eventually _Spilogale
putorius_ will be the specific name to apply to all of the Recent
subspecies of spotted skunks. Until proof of such intergradation is
forthcoming we employ current nomenclature.

~Spilogale gracilis microdon~ A. H. Howell

A. H. Howell (N. Amer. Fauna, 26:31, November 24, 1906) listed as
_Spilogale arizonae martirensis_ one specimen ([Female] sad.-yg.,
145886 USBS) from Comondu, which is the type locality of _S.
microdon_. Our examination of [Female] No. 145886 convinces us that it
is referable to _S. microdon_.

Examination of the materials used by Howell (_op. cit._) reveals that
there is an increase in size of animal and its skull from within the
geographic range of _S. g. martirensis_ southward to Cape St. Lucas
which is the type locality of _S. lucasana_. Specimens of _S.
microdon_, which so far has been recorded only from Comondu, the type
locality, are, as would be expected, intermediate in size between _S.
g. martirensis_ and _S. lucasana_. The differential characters of
these three named kinds of _Spilogale_ are principally those of size,
and we can see no characters judged to be of more than subspecific
worth. Consequently the named kinds should stand as:

_Spilogale gracilis martirensis_ Elliott;

_Spilogale gracilis microdon_ A. H. Howell;

_Spilogale gracilis lucasana_ Merriam.

~Spilogale gracilis microrhina~ Hall

When Hall (Jour. Mamm., 7:53, February 15, 1926) named as new
_Spilogale phenax microrhina_, he did not mention specimens previously
recorded by A. H. Howell (N. Amer. Fauna, 26:32, November 24, 1906) as
_Spilogale phenax_ from San Bernardino Peak (57026 USBS), La Puerta
(99580 USBS), Dulzura (55848, 56173, 56873, 33693/45728, 36291/48656
and 36292/48657) in southern California. On geographic grounds these
specimens would be expected to be _S. g. microrhina_ although
geographically slightly outside the area that could be delimited by
Hall's (_op. cit._) marginal record-stations of occurrence. Our
examination of the pertinent specimens reveals that they