Measurements.—Six specimens (males and females) from Selah, Yakima County, average: total length 164; length of tail 37; length of hind foot 21.5. The type specimen weighed 58 grams.
Distribution.—The Yakima Valley area; recorded from the type locality northwestward to Easton (B.S.C.).
Scapanus orarius schefferi [Jackson]
Scapanus orarius schefferi [Jackson], N. Amer. Fauna, 38:63, September 30, 1915.
Type.—Obtained at Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington, by T. H. [Scheffer] on August 8, 1914; type in United States National Museum.
Racial Characters.—Large size; pale color; large, wide skull with inflated frontal area.
Measurements.—Six topotypes average: total length 159; length of tail 35; hind foot 21.5.
Distribution.—Southeastern Washington; recorded from Fort Walla Walla ([Jackson], 1915: 64), Walla Walla ([Jackson], 1915: 64) and Dayton (M.V.Z.).