Species Notomys cervinus (Gould, 1853)

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Species Notomys cervinus (Gould, 1853)

Fawn Hopping-mouse

Hapalotis cervinus Gould, J. 1853. Remarks on the genus Hapalotis. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851: 126-127 [publication date established from Sclater, P.L. 1893. List of the dates of receipt from the Printers of the sheets of the Society's 'Proceedings' from 1831 to 1859 inclusive. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893: 435–440 439]] [127] ['interior of South Australia'; the lectotype was collected by the Sturt Expedition to Central Australia in 1844–1846; the inscription 26/3/45 appearing on a label attached to the skin of the lectotype possibly should be interpreted as meaning that the specimen was caught on 26 March 1845; if the lectotype was collected on that day the type locality would be the Depôt at Glen (Preservation Creek) area of NSW, the location of which is given by Sturt, C. 1848. Narrative of an Expedition in Central Australia, Performed under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Year 1844, 5, and 6. Together with a notice of the Province of South Australia, in 1847. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 1 x, iv pp. 5-416, 8 pls, Vol.2 vi 308 + 92 pp. 8 pls. [324] as 29º40'14''S, 141º9'41''E; the location 29º6'S, 141ºE recorded for the lectotype by Thomas loc. cit. places the locality in the area of Sturt's depôt at at Pinaroo Lake, NSW; hopping-mice were found both in NSW and South Australia by the Sturt Expedition to Central Australia, see Sturt, op. cit. Vol. 2 vi 308 +92 pp. 8 pls [Appendix pp. 4–7]].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 53.10.22.7 skin & skull (the lectotype was collected by the Sturt Expedition to Central Australia in 1844–1846; the inscription 26/3/45 appearing on a label attached to the skin of the lectotype possibly should be interpreted as meaning that the specimen was caught on 26 March 1845; if the lectotype was collected on that day the type locality would be the Depôt Glen (Preservation Creek) area of NSW, the location of which is given by Sturt, C. 1848. Narrative of an Expedition in Central Australia, Performed under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Year 1844, 5, and 6. Together with a notice of the Province of South Australia, in 1847. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 1 x, iv pp. 5-416, 8 pls, Vol.2 vi 308 + 92 pp. 8 pls. [324] as 29º40’14”S, 141º9’41”E; the location 29º6'S, 141ºE recorded for the lectotype by Thomas loc. cit. places the locality in the area of Sturt's depot at Pinaroo Lake, NSW; hopping-mice were found both in NSW and South Australia by the Sturt Expedition to Central Australia, see Sturt, op. cit. Vol. 2 vi 308 + 92 pp. 8 pls (Appendix pp. 4–7)), interior of South Australia.
Secondary source:
Sturt, C. 1848. Narrative of an Expedition in Central Australia, Performed under the Authority of Her Majesty's Government, During the Year 1844, 5, and 6. Together with a notice of the Province of South Australia, in 1847. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 1 x, iv pp. 5-416, 8 pls, Vol.2 vi 308 + 92 pp. 8 pls.
Podanomalus aistoni Brazenor, C.W. 1934. A revision of the Australian jerboa mice. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 8: 74-89 pls 5-7 [84].
Type data:
Holotype NMV C7818 (=R13740) ♂ skin & skull, Mulka, E of Lake Eyre, SA.