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Kretzoi, M.: New names for arvicolid homonyms

56 KKETZOI, M. 9. Microtus (Microtus) colchicus Argyropulo 1932 [nec Microtus (Arbusticola) rubelianus colchicus Shidlovsky 1919), replaced by Microtus socialis goriensis Argyropulo 1935. 10. Arvicola terrestris variabilis Ognev 1933 (nec Arvicola arvalis forma variabilis Körig et Börner 1905), replaced by Microtus terrestris barabensis Heptner 1948. 11. Microtus (Pitymys) majori vinogradovi Sviridenko 1936 [nec Microtus (Lasiopodomys) vinogradovi Fetisov 1936], replaced by Microtus majori labensis Heptner 1948. 12. Arvicola terrestris uralensis Egorin 1940 (nec Arvicola ouralensis Poliakov 1881), replaced by Microtus terrestris hyperryphaeus Heptner 1948. 23 nomenclatural homonyms are also taxonomical synonyms of earlier — valid — names, therefore they can be suppressed. Following names are to be listed her : 1. Mus rutilus minor Kerr 1792 (not Mus jaculus minor Pallas 1779). 2. Mus arvalis albus Bechstein 1801 (not Mus musculus albus Bechstein 1801). 3. Mus amphibius albus Bechstein 1801 (not Mus musculus albus Bechstein 1801, not Mus arvalis albus Bechstein 1801). 4. Mus diluvianus major Münster 1833 (not Mus citellus major Pallas 1779, not Mus pumilio major Brants 1827). 5. Mus diluvianus minor Münster 1833 (not Mus jaculus minor Pallas 1779, not Mus rutilus minor Kerr 1792). 6. Arvicola fulva Audubon et Bachman 1841 (not Arvicola fulvus Millet 1828). 7. Arvicola rufescens DeKay 1842 (not Arvicola rufescens de Sélys Longchamps 1836). 8. Arvicola amphibius var. minor de Sélys Longchamps 1845 (not Arvicola spelaea minor Münster 1833). 9. Arvicola arvalis ater de Sélys Longchamps 1845 (not Arvicola ater Macgillivray 1832). 10. Fiber zibethicus niger Fitzinger 1867 (not Fiber zibethicus var. B. niger Richardson 1829). 11. Arvicola agrestis var. nigra Fatio 1869 (not Arvicola terrestris niger de Sélys Longchamps 1836). 12. Arcivola arvalis var. fulva Fatio 1869 (not Arvicola fulvus Millet 1829, not Arvicola fulva Audubon et Bachman 1841). 13. Myodes lemmus fossilis Roger 1879 (not Myodes torquatus fossilis Roger 1879). 14. Arvicola ripária fossilis Roger 1879 (not Arvicola amphibia fossilis Roger 1879, not Arvicola terrestris fossilis Roger 1879). 15. Arvicola arvalis fossilis Roger 1879 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc). 16. Arvicola (Evotomys) glareolus fossilis Roger 1887 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc.). 17. Arvicola (Hemiotomys) nivalis fossilis Roger 1887 (not Arvicola apmhibius fossilis Roger 1879, tec). 18. Arvicola (Hemiotomys) ratticeps fossilis Roger 1887 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc.). 19. Arvicola (Arvicola) agrestis fossilis Roger 1887 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc.). 20. Arvicola (Arvicola) gregalis fossilis Roger 1887 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc.). 21. Arvicola (Hemiotomys) saxatilis fossilis Roger 1896 (not Arvicola amphibius fossilis Roger 1879, etc.). 22. Fiber niger Brass 1911 (not Fiber zibethicus var. B. nigra Richardson 1829, not Fiber zibethicus niger Fitzinger 1867). 23. Evotomys glareolus intermedius Burg 1923 [not Arvicola (Evotomys) intermedius Newton 1881]. 9 further names are taxonomic homonyms and have been replaced by valid names, as seen in the followings : 1. Arvicola pratensis Bell 1837 (not Lemmus pratensis Bâillon 1834, placed in Clethrionomys), replaced by Evotomys britannicus Miller 1900. 2. Arvicola obscurus Middendorff 1853 (not Hypudaeus obscurus Eversmann 1841 — both Microtus), replaced by Arvicola middendorffi Poliakov 1881. 3. Phaiomys leucurus Blyth 1863 (not Arvicola leucurus Gerbe 1852 —• a member of the Microtus syriacus-nivalis-grouj)) is to be rejected if Phaiomys belongs to Microtus as subgenus. It is replaced by Arvicola blythi Blanford 1875.