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Mephitis Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier, 1795
Mephitis Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire & Cuvier, 1795; Mag. Encyclopédique, new ser., 2: 187, TS: Viverra mephitis Schreber
Leucomitra Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 39, TS: Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein
Mephitis mephitis (Schreber, 1776)
S.Canada - N.Mexico. See [About maps] Striped Skunk
M. m. mephitis
E.Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, N.Ontario) Viverra mephitis Schreber, 1776; Die Säugthiere ..., Theil 3 (Heft 17): 121, TL: E. Canada (Province of Quebec)
Mephitis mephitis ; J. A. Allen, 1902, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 16: 115
Mephitis mephitis mephitis ; [LNAM, 754]
M. m. hudsonica Richardson, 1829
C.Manitoba - British Columbia Mephitis americana var. hudsonica Richardson, 1829; Fauna Boreali-Americana, ..., 1: 55, TL: Plains of Saskatchewan, Canada
Mephitis minnesotae Brass, 1911; Aus dem reiche der Pelze: 532, TL: Forested region of Minnesota
Mephitis mephitis hudsonica ; Hall, 1934, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 368
Mephitis mephitis hudsonica Richardson, 1829; [LNAM, 754]
M. m. nigra (Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796)
New England, Middle Atlantic States Viverra nigra Peale & Palisot de Beauvois, 1796; A scientific and descriptive catalogue of Peale's Museum, Philadelphia: 37, TL: Maryland
Mephitis frontata Coues, 1875; Bull, U.S. Geol. Geogr. Surv. Terr., ser. 2, (1): 7
Mephitis mephitica True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609 (Part)
Chincha putida Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 25
Mephitis dentata Brass, 1911; Aus dem reiche der Pelze: 533, TL: From the Alleghenies - Connecticut
Mephitis mephitis nigra ; Howell, 1921, North Amer. Fauna 45: 39; [LNAM, 755]
M. m. elongata Bangs, 1895
Florida - North Carolina - NA.Georgia - S.Alabama - Mississippi River (coast) Mephitis mephitica elongata Bangs, 1895; Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 26: 531, TL: Micco, Brevard Co., Florida
Mephitis mephitis elongata ; Howell, 1921, North Amer. Fauna 45: 39; [LNAM, 755]
M. m. avia Bangs, 1898
prairie regions of (Illinois, W.Indiana, E.Iowa, N.Missouri, NE.Kansas) Mephitis avia Bangs, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 32, TL: San Jose, Mason Co., Illinois
Mephitis mephitis avia ; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 65; [LNAM, 755]
M. m. mesomelas Lichtenstein, 1832
West side of Mississippi Valley (S.Louisiana - Missouri, SE.Kansas) - Texas (coast) Mephitis mesomelas Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 45, f. 2, TL: Louisiana
Mephitis mephitica scrutator Bangs, 1896; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 10: 141, TL: Cartville, Acadia Parish, La.
Chincha mesomelas ; Howell, 1901, North Amer. Fauna 20: 29
Mephitis mephitis mesomelas ; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
M. m. varians Gray, 1837
S.Texas, W.Texas, E.New Mexico, N.Mexico - north (Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska) Mephitis varians Gray, 1837; Mag. Nat. Hist., new ser., 1: 581, TL: Texas
Chincha mesomelas varians ; Howell, 1901, North Amer. Fauna 20: 31
Mephitis mesomelas varians ; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334
Mephitis mephitis varians ; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
M. m. estor Merriam, 1890
New Mexico - Arizona - SE.Baja California, SE.California, Nevada, S.Utah, Sonora, Sierra Madre - Chihuahua Mephitis estor Merriam, 1890; North Amer. Fauna 3: 81, TL: San Francisco Mountain, Coconino Co., Arizona (8200ft)
Mephitis mephitis estor ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 102; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 756]
M. m. major (Howell, 1901)
SE.Washington - E.Oregon, NE.California, SE.Idaho, Utah (Wasatch Mts.) - Colorado River Chincha occidentalis major Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 37, TL: Fort Klamath, Klamath Co., Oregon
Mephitis mephitis major ; Hall, 1931, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 37 (1): 1; [LNAM, 756]
M. m. holzneri Mearns, 1897
S.California, Baja California Mephitis occidentalis holzneri Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 4, TL: San Isidro Ranch, within 2 miles of U.S. boundary and 19 miles E from Pacific seacoast, Baja California, Mexico
Mephitis mephitis holzneri ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 107; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 66; [LNAM, 757]
M. m. occidentalis Baird, 1858
Oregon (Willamette Valley) - California Mephitis occidentalis Baird, 1858; in Rep. Expl. Suvr. Railr. to Pacific, Mammals, 8 (1): 194, TL: Petaluma, Sonoma Co., California
Chincha platyrhina Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 194
Mephitis mephitis occidentalis ; Grinnell, 1933, Univ. California Publ. Zool., 40 (2): 106; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 67; [LNAM, 757]
M. m. notata (Howell, 1901)
S.Washington (Columbia River Valley) - N.Oregon (east of Cascades) Chincha occidentallis notata Howell, 1901; North Amer. Fauna 20: 36, TL: Trout Lake, Skamania Co., Washington
Mephitis mephitis notata ; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 36; [LNAM, 757]
M. m. spissigrada Bangs, 1898
Pacific coast region (NW.Oregon - Washington - SW.British Columbia) Mephitis spissigrada Bangs, 1898; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 12: 31, TL: Sumas, British Columbia
Mephitis foetulenta Elliot, 1899; Field Columb. Mus. Publ. 32, Zool. Ser., 1 (3): 269, TL: Lagune, near Port Angeles, Clallam Co., Washington
Mephitis mephitis spissigrada ; Hall, 1936, Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 473: 473; [LNAM, 757]
Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832
SW.USA, Mexico. See [About maps] Hooded Skunk
M. m. macroura
highlands (C.Mexico, S.Mexico) - Honduras Maphitis macroura macroura
Mephitis macroura Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 46, TL: Mountains NW of city of Mexico
Mephitis macrurus True, 1884; Proc. U.S. Nat Mus., 7 (App. Circ. 29): 609
Mephitis macroura macroura ; [LNAM, 758]
M. m. eximius Hall & Dalquest, 1950
Mexico (Veracruz, lowlands) Mephitis macroura eximius Hall & Dalquest, 1950; Univ. Kansas Publ. Mus. Nat. Hist. 1 (24): 579, TL: 15 km W of Piedras Negras, Veracruz, Mexico
Mephitis macroura eximius ; [LNAM, 758]
M. m. milleri Mearns, 1897
S.Arizona, SW.New Mexico, SW.Texas, Sonora Mephitis milleri Mearns, 1897; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 467, TL: Fort Lowell, near Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona
Mephitis macroura milleri ; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334; [LNAM, 758]
M. m. vittata Lichtenstein, 1832
Mexico (Oaxaca) Mephitis vittata Lichtenstein, 1832; Darstellung neuer oder wenig bekannter Säugethiere ...: pl. 47
Mephitis macroura vittata ; J. A. Allen, 1901, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 14: 334; [LNAM, 759]

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References:
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[LNAM]
Gerrit S. Miller Jr., Remington Kellog, 1955; List of North American Recent Mammals; United States National Museum, Bulletin 205

Some related literature:
Mearns, 1897
Preliminary diagnoses of new mamals of the genera Lynx, Urocyon, Spilogale and Mephitis, from the Mexican boundary line Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 461 [preprinted separately Jan. 12, 1897]
Mearns, 1897
Preliminary diagnoses of new mammals of the genera Mephitis, Dorcelaphus and Dicotyles from the Mexican border of the U.S Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 20: 467 [preprinted separately Feb. 11, 1897]

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