Nevada: Washoe County: 3 mi. N Vya, 3 (MVZ); 4-1/2 mi. NE Painted Point, 4 (MVZ); 8-1/2 mi. E Vya, 1 (MVZ); 3 mi. E Painted Point, 1 (MVZ); Long Valley Ranch, 3 mi. S Vya, 1 (MVZ); 10-1/2 mi. S Vya, 1 (MVZ); 11 mi. S Vya, 2 (MVZ); 13 mi. S Vya, 4 (MVZ); Hausen, 4800 ft., 8 (MVZ); 10 mi. SE Hausen, 4675 ft., 7 (MVZ); 2-1/2 mi. E and 11 mi. N Gerlach, 4050 ft., 4 (MVZ); Smoke Creek, 9 mi. E California line, 3900 ft., 5 (MVZ); 40° 28' N Lat., 6 mi. E California line, 4000 ft., 3 (MVZ); Horse Canyon, 3 mi. NW Pahrum Peak, 5000 ft., 1 (MVZ); Fox Canyon, 6 mi. S Pahrum Peak, 4800 ft., 4 (MVZ); N side Sand Pass, 3950 ft., 2 (MVZ); 4 mi. NW Flanigan, 4200 ft., 1 (MVZ); 3-1/2 mi. NW Flanigan, 4200 ft., 1 (MVZ); 3-1/2 mi. E Flanigan, 2 (MVZ); 2-3/4 mi. SW Pyramid, 4300 ft., 2 (MVZ). Humboldt County: 1 mi. S Denio, Oregon, 4200 ft., 6 (MVZ); Quinn River Crossing, 4100 ft., 1 (MVZ). Elko County: Mary's River, 22 mi. N Deeth, 3 (MVZ); 1 mi. SE Tuscarora, 5900 ft., 2 (MVZ); 5 mi. W Halleck, 5200 ft., 7 (MVZ); 3 mi. W Halleck, 5300 ft., 2 (MVZ). Lander County: 1 mi. E Battle Mountain, 1 (MVZ); Reese River Valley, 6 mi. N Austin, 2 (MVZ); Malloy Ranch, 5 mi. W Austin, 3 (MVZ); 2-1/2 mi. NE Smiths Creek Ranch, 5800 ft., 1 (MVZ); Campbell Creek, 6900 ft., 3 (MVZ); Campbell Creek Ranch, 5500 ft., 8 (MVZ). Eureka County: 5 mi. N Beowawe, 7 (MVZ); 1/2 mi. S Beowawe, 1 (MVZ); Pine Creek, 2 mi. E Palisades, 7 (MVZ); Evans, 4 (MVZ); Winzell, 3 (MVZ); 4 mi. SE Romano, Diamond Valley, 1 (MVZ); 8 mi. W Eureka, 12 (MVZ). White Pine County: 5 mi. SE Greens Ranch, Steptoe Valley, 1 (MVZ); Cherry Creek, 6600 ft., 2 (MVZ); 1 mi. E Illipah, 6100 ft., 3 (MVZ); 5-1/2 mi. SE Ely, 6500 ft., 5 (MVZ); Spring Valley, 5900 ft., 4 mi. S Shoshone, 6 (MVZ). Nye County: Bells Ranch, Reese River, 6890 ft., 1 (MVZ).

Dipodomys ordii idoneus new subspecies

Type.—Male, adult, no. 90029, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan; San Juan, 12 mi. W Lerdo, 3,800 ft., Durango, Mexico; obtained on March 1, 1946, by F. and F. Hammerstrom.

Range.—Known only from the type locality.

Diagnosis.—Size small (see measurements). Color pale, entire dorsal surface (c) between Light Ochraceous-Buff and Ochraceous-Buff, purest on sides, flanks and cheeks; upper parts but slightly washed with black; arietiform markings, lateral parts of pinnae of ears, plantar surfaces of hind feet, dorsal and ventral stripes of tail, brownish; medial part of pinnae of ears flesh-colored. Skull medium in size; rostrum wide and relatively long; braincase but slightly inflated; least interorbital width great; interparietal region relatively narrow; upper incisors strongly recurved; zygomatic arches relatively heavy and slightly bowed laterally; auditory bullae greatly inflated ventrally, laterally and posteriorly.

Comparisons.—From Dipodomys ordii ordii, D. o. idoneus differs in: Size smaller; color lighter; skull larger; nasals longer and somewhat more inflated distally as opposed to straight; interorbital width greater; breadth across maxillary arches greater; interparietal region narrower; auditory bullae more inflated posteriorly, laterally and ventrally and projecting anteriorly into orbit; extension of nasals anterior to upper incisors less; zygomatic arches heavier and more bowed laterally; paroccipital processes smaller; foramen magnum elongate as opposed to nearly circular.

From Dipodomys ordii obscurus, D. o. idoneus differs as follows: Size smaller; color lighter; skull larger, rostrum wider; nasals shorter and more expanded distally; interorbital region wider; width across maxillary arches greater; interparietal region narrower; auditory bullae more inflated laterally, posteriorly and ventrally; zygomatic arches shorter, heavier and less bowed laterally.

From Dipodomys ordii palmeri, D.o. idoneus differs in: Size smaller; color lighter; skull larger; rostrum shorter and wider; nasals shorter and more expanded distally; interorbital region wider; auditory bullae more inflated laterally, posteriorly and ventrally; zygomatic arches heavier.

From Dipodomys ordii fuscus, D. o. idoneus differs as follows: Size smaller; color lighter; skull smaller; rostrum narrower and shorter; interorbital width greater; braincase more vaulted; nasals longer; interparietal region generally wider; auditory bullae less inflated; breadth across maxillary arches greater; zygomatic arches heavier and more bowed laterally; pterygoid fossae ovoid as opposed to subcircular; occipital condyles more anterior to dorsal evagination when viewed ventrally.

Dipodomys ordii idoneus differs from Dipodomys ordii attenuatus in larger size, generally darker color and larger skull.