1. L. o. othus
  2. L. o. poadromus
  3. L. a. groenlandicus
  4. L. a. porsildi
  5. L. a. monstrabilis
  6. L. a. arcticus
  7. L. a. andersoni
  8. L. a. labradorius
  9. L. a. bangsi

Lepus arcticus arcticus Ross.

1819. Lepus arcticus Ross, Voyage of Discovery, ed. 2, vol. 2, appendix 4, p. 151, type locality Possession Bay, Bylot Island, lat. 73° 37´ N.

1819. Lepus glacialis Leach, in Ross, Voyage of Discovery, ed. 2, vol. 2, p. 170, type locality same as for Lepus arcticus Ross.

Marginal records.—Franklin: type locality; Egukjuak, 8 mi. E Pond Inlet, Baffin Island (A. H. Howell, 1936:322); W coast Baffin Island, 67° 30´ (Anderson, 1947:96); Winter Island, Melville Peninsula (A. H. Howell, 1936:321); Repulse Bay, Melville Peninsula (ibid.)

Lepus arcticus andersoni Nelson.

1934. Lepus arcticus andersoni Nelson, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 47:85, March 8, type from Cape Barrow, Coronation Gulf, Northwest Territory.

Marginal records (A. H. Howell, 1936:328).—Franklin: Cape Kellett, Banks Island; Cambridge Bay, Victoria Island. Mackenzie: Bathurst Inlet; Backs River near Lake Beechey; Lake Hanbury; Fort Rae; Fort Anderson.

Lepus arcticus bangsii Rhoads.