Project Gutenberg's The Baculum in Microtine Rodents, by Sydney Anderson This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Baculum in Microtine Rodents Author: Sydney Anderson Release Date: November 15, 2011 [EBook #38021] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BACULUM IN MICROTINE RODENTS *** Produced by Chris Curnow, Alex Gam, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Volume 12, No. 3, pp. 181-216, 49 figs. February 19, 1960 The Baculum in Microtine Rodents BY SYDNEY ANDERSON UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE 1960 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS, MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Editors: E. Raymond Hall, Chairman, Henry S. Fitch, Robert W. Wilson Volume 12, No. 3, pp. 181-216, 49 figs. Published February 19, 1960 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas PRINTED IN THE STATE PRINTING PLANT TOPEKA, KANSAS 1960 [Illustration] 28-774 The Baculum in Microtine Rodents BY SYDNEY ANDERSON INTRODUCTION Didier (1943, 1954) has described the bacula of several Old World microtines, and other rodents. Argyropulo studied (1933a, 1933b) five species of Cricetinae and _Microtus socialis_. Ognev (1950) illustrated numerous species of Eurasian microtines. Hamilton (1946) figured and described the baculum of 11 species of North American microtines. Hibbard and Rinker (1942, 1943) figured the baculum of _Synaptomys cooperi paludis_ and of _Microtus ochrogaster taylori_. Dearden (1958) studied the baculum in two Asiatic species of _Lagurus_, in six subspecies of _Lagurus curtatus_ of North America, and in six other species of microtines of other genera. The baculum can be preserved easily with standard study skins, and is potentially useful in interpreting relationships on any taxonomic level, and especially in determining the relationships of species within a genus, if used together with other structures. The anatomical orientation of the baculum needs comment because some confusion exists in the literature, especially concerning the use of the terms ventral and dorsal. The urethra lies on the anatomically ventral side of the penis, and of the baculum. In the center of the penis lies a single corpus cavernosum penis, shown in cross section proximal to the baculum in Figure 1c. Dorsally an artery, thinner walled than the ventral urethra, ends in a somewhat reticulate sinus surrounding primarily the middle part of the baculum within the bulbous glans penis. The corpus cavernosum penis (the structure has no median septum, at least distally) terminates with the baculum and is closely knit to it. The site of this bond is evident in the tuberosities and sculpturing of the base of the baculum. The part of the penis enclosing the baculum, when not erect, is folded back as shown in Figures 1a and 1b. As a result the anatomically ventral surface faces upwards, or at least posterodorsally. The use of the term ventral in this account refers to the anatomically ventral side, that is to say to the side of the baculum facing the urethra. The baculum in microtines consists of an elongate stalk, having a laterally, and to a lesser extent dorsoventrally, expanded base and an attenuate distal shaft. Usually, three digitate processes of cartilaginous material in which additional ossifications may occur arise from the terminus of the shaft. The proportions and curvature of the stalk vary as do the proportions of the terminal ossifications to each other and to the stalk. In some species one or more of the digital processes are frequently completely unossified. [Illustration: FIGURE 1. The baculum in _Microtus ochrogaster_--orientation and variation with age. _a._ Diagram of a sagittal section of the posterior half of a vole, natural size. The penis, containing the baculum (in black), extends ventrally from a point posterior to the pubic symphysis (stippled), along the body wall, and bends posteriorly at the distal end. _b._ Distal end of penis (x 2) showing baculum (in black), the urethra (solid lines) adjacent to the baculum, and the corpus cavernosum (broken lines) proximal to the baculum. _c._ Oblique view of the cross section of penis (x 4) shown in Figure 1 _b_. The thick-walled urethra lies ventral to the curved corpus cavernosum. A thinner-walled blood-vessel lies dorsal to the corpus cavernosum. The anatomically ventral side of the baculum, in the normal non-erect penis shown, is seen to face dorsally. _d._ Graph showing the relationship between size of baculum, size of animal, and development of digital ossifications. Circles show presence of ossification in stalk only; circles enclosing dots indicate presence of secondary ossification in median process also; large dots indicate the addition of tertiary ossification in one or both of the lateral digitate processes.] Preserved specimens of _Microtus arvalis_, _Microtus agrestis_, _Microtus orcadensis_, _Microtus nivalis_, _Microtus guentheri_, _Microtus subterraneus_, _Clethrionomys glareolus_, and _Ellobius lutescens_ were provided by Prof. Robert Matthey of Lausanne, Switzerland. J. Knox Jones, Jr. carefully saved the bacula with specimens of _Microtus fortis_ and _Clethrionomys rufocanus_ from Korea. Dr. W. B. Quay, Department of Zoology, University of California, supplied specimens of _Synaptomys cooperi_, _Phenacomys intermedius_, and _Microtus oregoni_. Dr. Franklin Sturges and Mr. John W. Goertz, Museum of Natural History, Oregon State College, Corvallis, have provided specimens including bacula of _Clethrionomys occidentalis_, _Microtus oregoni_, and _Microtus townsendii_. Dr. Randolph L. Peterson and Mr. Bristol Foster, Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, Toronto, Canada, provided specimens of _Phenacomys intermedius_. Dr. J. N. Layne, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, presented me with a baculum of _Microtus parvulus_. I am indebted to all of these persons for their aid, and to various collectors for the Museum of Natural History, who preserved bacula with specimens. Many of these specimens were obtained through the assistance of the University of Kansas Endowment Association and the National Science Foundation. METHODS Bacula were obtained from fresh specimens, specimens preserved in alcohol or formalin, and dried study skins. The processing of bacula has been discussed by Hamilton (1946), Friley (1947), White (1951), and Dearden (1958). The methods used to preserve bacula for my study differed some from any of those reported. The terminal part of each penis including the baculum imbedded in the glans penis was removed in its entirety and placed in a vial. The catalogue number was kept with each specimen at all times. A two per cent solution of potassium hydroxide was added. All specimens were examined at least once a day. If tissues other than the glans penis were present they were removed with forceps when softened usually at the end of one day. Several drops of Alizarin red-S stain in a saturated alcoholic solution were added to the 3 to 5 ccs. of KOH solution in each vial. Solutions were replaced if they became turbid enough to obstruct observation of the clearing penis. After one day the solution containing stain was removed and replaced with two per cent KOH solution without stain. When the glans became sufficiently cleared that the stained baculum could be seen easily, the solution was replaced by glycerin in which clearing was completed. The time required for the entire process varied from one day to more than two weeks depending on the size of the specimen and on its condition. Fresh specimens clear more rapidly than dried specimens, and those that are dried more rapidly than those that are preserved. A three or four per cent solution of hydroxide will hasten the process, but more frequent observation is required to prevent excessive maceration. Specimens were then examined in a shallow dish containing glycerin under a binocular microscope. The baculum can be viewed from any desired direction. The method described above leaves the baculum intact within the glans penis; therefore its orientation can be determined relative to the thick walled urethra and the thin walled dorsal artery that extends onto the dorsal side of the baculum. The ventral curvature of the penis proximal to the baculum, and the distal extension, characteristic of most species, of the dorsal border of the glans (both shown in Figure 1) are other features aiding in correctly orienting cleared specimens. The digitate processes are not so often injured, lost, or displaced when the method described above is used as they are when the penis is dissected. Specimens were stored in glycerin in glass shell vials having polyethylene stoppers. A small card bearing the name, number, locality, and other data was placed in each vial. A specimen thus enclosed can be kept indefinitely, or removed and mounted in balsam as described by White (1951:631) or in plastic as described by Dearden (1958:541) and thus stored in the vial containing the skull of the specimen. Drawings were made on millimeter ruled paper while the baculum was viewed under a binocular microscope with a square ruled eyepiece. Unless otherwise noted all specimens listed are in the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History. Catalogue numbers are cited. Measurements are accurate to within less than one-tenth of a millimeter. Proportions as stated in the text are approximations, accurate to within one-twelfth (8.33 per cent). The range of variation is unknown for some species. Mention is made if maturity is known or suspected to differ in specimens being compared. The development of the baculum has been studied by Callery (1951) in _Mesocricetus auratus_ and by Ruth (1934) in the laboratory rat. In the rat (_Rattus norvegicus_) the bone is of endoblastemal origin being laid down by a condensation of undifferentiated mesenchymal cells. At the distal end of the bone dense fibrous tissue is then differentiated and at the proximal end hyaline cartilage. Growth is by substitution at the proximal end and by subperiosteal lamellation circumferentially. A marrow cavity is formed by resorption. In the baculum of the hamster the primary center of ossification is in the stalk, and is present at the age of three days; the secondary centers are in lateral processes and are present at 80 days and enlarge subsequently. A tertiary center, in each median process, may or may not develop later. Maximum development of the baculum is reached late in the reproductive life of the hamster. The early ossification of the baculum noted in the rat and the hamster occurs in _Microtus_ also. A specimen of _Microtus montanus fusus_ (76831, from 5 mi. N, 26 mi. W Saguache, 9600 ft., Saguache County, Colorado) only 74 mm. in total length and weighing only 6.6 grams, had a slender ossified baculum having enlarged ends. This vole was one-half of the average length and less than one-fifth of the average weight of an adult, and of approximately the size at which weaning takes place. The development of the baculum in _Microtus ochrogaster_ was studied in 32 specimens of various ages. The specimens (between Nos. 74994 and 75074) were collected between August 15 and September 4, 1957, at localities on the Great Plains. These specimens were from breeding populations, as evidenced by pregnancy of females and by large size of testes of males. The length and width of the stalk of the baculum, the presence of digital ossifications, the total length of the animal, and the size of the testes were noted. Variability in length of testes is greatest when voles are from 140 to 150 mm. in total length. Sexual maturity is reached rather abruptly when the total length of most individuals is 140 to 150 millimeters. If the baculum likewise underwent more rapid growth at the onset of sexual maturity, greater variability should be evident in the length of the baculum of voles 140 to 150 mm. in total length than in bacula of voles of other sizes. This was the case (see Figure 1d). The baculum does not, however, suddenly reach its maximum maturity. The primary ossification is in the stalk. The secondary ossification is in the median process except in _Lagurus_ (Dearden, 1958:551) and some individuals of _Neofiber_ (see account on page 258). Tertiary centers of ossification are in the lateral processes. The primary ossification is present at an early age and subsequently increases in size and solidity. The secondary and tertiary ossifications are progressively more common in older voles. The increase in degree of ossification of all parts continues after sexual maturity is reached. Individual variation and variation with age in the baculum of _Microtus pennsylvanicus_ have been illustrated by Hamilton (1946:380). Figures 14, 15, and 17 illustrate variation with size, which is correlated with age, and also illustrate individual variation. The three bacula are from adult voles having testes that measured 15, 16 and 16 mm. in length, respectively. Each vole was trapped in late June. The total lengths in millimeters of the three voles are 172, 167, and 181; weights are 55, 52.4, and 65.5 grams. I judge that the greater size of the stalk and the better developed base shown in Figure 17 than in Figure 15 are illustrative of age variation; the difference in the size of the lateral digitate processes is, in this case, attributable to individual variation. Differences in the distal end of the baculum in Figures 42 and 43, show individual variation also. Figures 35 and 36 represent two different subspecies; different individuals of _M. mexicanus mogollonensis_, however, exhibit individual variation of the same degree. Hall and Cockrum (1953) list 44 species of microtines in North America. At least twelve of these are insular or local forms perhaps derived from some other species; for example _Microtus coronarius_, an insular form derived from _Microtus longicaudus_; _Microtus provectus_, considered by Chamberlain (1954:587) and by Wheeler (1956:176) as a subspecies of _Microtus pennsylvanicus_; and _Microtus ludovicianus_, a close relative of _Microtus ochrogaster_. All North American genera have been studied. Of the genus _Microtus_ in North America, all subgenera but _Orthriomys_ and all species but the following nine, have been studied: _M. (Orthriomys) umbrosus_, the insular _M. (Stenocranius) abbreviatus_, _M. (Microtus) breweri_, _M. (Microtus) nesophilus_, _M._ [Illustration: FIGURES 2-13. Bacula of microtines. Unless indicated otherwise views are (_a_) of the dorsum, (_b_) the right side, and (_c_) the proximal end with the dorsal surface upward. Exact localities are given in accounts of species concerned. 2. _Lemmus trimucronatus_, 50678, Point Barrow, Alaska. 3. _Dicrostonyx groenlandicus_, 50539, Porcupine Lake, Brooks Range, Alaska. 4. _Dicrostonyx groenlandicus_, 52524, Point Barrow, Alaska. 5. _Synaptomys cooperi saturatus_, WBQ 3-C-454, 3 mi. S Demotte, Indiana. 6. _Synaptomys cooperi paludis_, 13716, Meade County State Park, Kansas. 7. _Phenacomys intermedius celatus_, SA 2044, Quebec. 8. _Phenacomys intermedius intermedius_, WBQ 3-C-309, 5.4 mi. S Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming. 9. _Clethrionomys rufocanus_, 60438, 1 mi. NW Oho-ri, Korea, (_d_) ventral view. 10. _Clethrionomys gapperi_, 42108, 31 mi. N Pinedale, Wyoming. 11. _Clethrionomys rutilus_, 42865, 5 mi. NNE Gulkana, Alaska. 12. _Clethrionomys occidentalis_, FWS 30, Mary's Peak, Benton Co., Oregon. 13. _Clethrionomys glareolus_, 67100, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland.] [Illustration: FIGURES 14-25. Bacula of _Microtus_. Unless indicated otherwise views are (_a_) of the dorsum, (_b_) the right side, and (_c_) the proximal end with dorsal surface upward. 14. _M. pennsylvanicus_, 42439, 1 mi. S, 2 mi. E Eagle Nest, Colfax Co., New Mexico; abnormality perhaps owing to injury; dorsal view. 15. _M. pennsylvanicus_, 42306, 5 mi. N, 26 mi. W Saguache, Colorado; dorsal view. 16. _M. pennsylvanicus_, 43043, 20 mi. NE Anchorage, Alaska, ventral view. 17. _M. pennsylvanicus_, 42430, 1 mi. S, 2 mi. E Eagle Nest, New Mexico. 18. _M. agrestis_, 67102, Gryon, Switzerland. 19. _M. montanus amosus_, 62241, 1/2 mi. E Soldier Summit, Wasatch Co., Utah. 20. _M. montanus nanus_, 57470, 2 mi. N, 2 mi. W Pocatello, Idaho. 21. _M. montanus fusus_, 42307, 5 mi. N, 26 mi. W Saguache, Colorado. 22. _M. arvalis_, 67101, Vidy, Switzerland, possibly not mature. 23. _M. guentheri_, 67104, Palestine. 24. _M. orcadensis_, 67106, Orkney Islands, orientation uncertain. 25. _M. fortis_, 63841, Chipo-ri, Korea, (_d_) ventral view.] [Illustration: FIGURES 26-39. Bacula of microtines. Unless indicated otherwise views are (_a_) of the dorsum, (_b_) the right side, and (_c_) the proximal end with the dorsal surface upward. 26. _M. (Pitymys) fatioi_, 67103, Zermatt, Switzerland, immature. 27. _M. (Pitymys) pinetorum_, 76834, 2 mi. N Baldwin, Douglas Co., Kansas. 28. _M. (Pitymys) pinetorum_, 68545, 1 mi. NE Pleasant Grove, Kansas. 29. _M. (Pitymys) quasiator_, 30709, Teocelo, Veracruz, (_d_) ventral view. 30. _M. (Pitymys) quasiator_, 19878, 5 km. N Jalapa, Veracruz. 31. _M. (Pedomys) ochrogaster_, 75036, 1 mi. N, 2 mi. E Oberlin, Kansas. 32. _M. (Stenocranius) miurus_, 51152, Lake Schrader, Brooks Range, Alaska. 33. _M. (Stenocranius) miurus_, 51169, Lake Schrader, Brooks Range, Alaska. 34. _M. (Stenocranius) gregalis_, 8059, "Eastern Europe." 35. _M. mexicanus mexicanus_, 63094, Valle de Bravo, Estado de Mexico, Mexico. 36. _M. mexicanus mogollonensis_, 63298, Mt. Taylor, Valencia Co., New Mexico. 37. _M. californicus_, 76828, 1 mi. NE Berkeley, California; (_d_) ventral view. 38. _M. (Arvicola) richardsoni_, 42454, 31 mi. N Pinedale, Sublette Co., Wyoming. 39. _M. richardsoni_, 37903, 23-1/2 mi. S, 5 mi. W Lander, Wyoming; distal end.] [Illustration: FIGURES 40-49. Bacula of microtines. Unless indicated otherwise views are (_a_) of the dorsum, (_b_) the right side, and (_c_) the proximal end with the dorsal surface upward. 40. _Microtus (Pitymys) parvulus_, UF 1508, 1 mi. W Micanopy, Florida. 41. _Microtus townsendii_, 79186, Sec. 33, T. 11S, R. 5W, Benton Co., Oregon. 42. _Microtus (Herpetomys) guatemalensis_, 65895, 2 mi. S San Juan Ixcoy, Guatemala. 43. _M. guatemalensis_, 65921, 10 mi. E, 4 mi. S Totonicapan, Guatemala, dorsal view of tip. 44. _Microtus oeconomus_, 43048, Kelsall Lake, British Columbia. 45. _Microtus (Chilotus) oregoni_, WBQ 3-C-248, 5 mi. N Orick, California. 46. _Lagurus (Lemmiscus) curtatus_, 26053, 9 mi. S Robertson, Uinta Co., Wyoming. 47. _Microtus (Chionomys) nivalis_, 65127, Wetterstein, Germany, orientation uncertain. 48. _Microtus (Chionomys) longicaudus_, 50253, Crane Flat, Mariposa Co., California. 49. _Neofiber alleni_, 27268, 2 mi. S Gainesville, Florida, orientation uncertain.] (_Microtus_) _provectus_ (the last three are probably insular derivatives of _M. pennsylvanicus_), _M._ (_Microtus_) _fulviventer_ (perhaps derived from the same stock as _Microtus mexicanus_), _M._ (_Microtus_) _xanthognathus_ (perhaps related to _Microtus chrotorrhinus_), _M._ (_Microtus_) _coronarius_, and _M._ (_Pedomys_) _ludovicianus_. SPECIES OF WHICH BACULA WERE EXAMINED Subfamily: Microtinae Number of Specimens Tribe: Lemmi _Dicrostonyx groenlandicus_ (Traill) 4 _Lemmus trimucronatus_ (Richardson) 6 _Synaptomys cooperi_ Baird 5 Tribe: Microti Genus: _Clethrionomys_ Tilesius, 1850 _Clethrionomys rutilus_ Pallas 4 _Clethrionomys gapperi_ (Vigors) 9 _Clethrionomys occidentalis_ (Merriam) 1 _Clethrionomys glareolus_ Schreber 1 _Clethrionomys rufocanus_ Sundevall 1 Genus: _Phenacomys_ Merriam, 1897 _Phenacomys intermedius_ Merriam 5 Genus: _Ondatra_ Link, 1795 _Ondatra zibethicus_ (Linnaeus) 1 Genus: _Microtus_ Schrank, 1798 (_Herpetomys_) _guatemalensis_ Merriam 3 (_Arvicola_) _richardsoni_ (DeKay) 2 (_Chilotus_) _oregoni_ (Bachman) 3 (_Stenocranius_) _gregalis_ (Pallas) 1 (_Stenocranius_) _miurus_ Osgood 9 (_Chionomys_) _longicaudus_ (Merriam) 6 (_Chionomys_) _nivalis_ Martins 2 (_Microtus_) _arvalis_ (Pallas) 1 (_Microtus_) _orcadensis_ Millais 1 (_Microtus_) _guentheri_ Danford and Alston 1 (_Microtus_) _fortis_ Buechner 2 (_Microtus_) _montanus_ (Peale) 15 (_Microtus_) _townsendii_ (Bachman) 3 (_Microtus_) _oeconomus_ (Pallas) 10 (_Microtus_) _mexicanus_ (Saussure) 13 (_Microtus_) _californicus_ (Peale) 2 (_Microtus_) _pennsylvanicus_ (Ord) 13 (_Microtus_) _agrestis_ (Linnaeus) 1 (_Pedomys_) _ochrogaster_ (Wagner) 41 (_Pitymys_) _pinetorum_ (LeConte) 2 (_Pitymys_) _parvulus_ (Howell) 1 (_Pitymys_) _quasiater_ (Coues) 5 (_Pitymys_) _fatioi_ Mottaz 1 Genus: _Neofiber_ True, 1884 _Neofiber alleni_ True 2 Genus: _Lagurus_ Gloger, 1841 _Lagurus curtatus_ (Cope) 7 Total number examined 184 ACCOUNTS OF SPECIES Dicrostonyx groenlandicus (Traill) Figs. 3 and 4 Baculum: stalk elongate, greatest length (3.1 mm.) 2-1/5 to 2-1/2 times greatest breadth, and 4-1/2 times greatest depth; digitate processes usually cartilaginous, occasionally lateral processes partly ossified; basal tuberosities weakly to moderately developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view rounded with rounded posterior apex or shallow notch; dorsal concavity in end-view shallower and not so wide as ventral concavity; median constriction approximately 2/3 greatest depth; ventral part of base in end-view wider than dorsal part; shaft straight or slightly curved; base of stalk placed dorsally relative to axis of shaft; stalk spatulate, sometimes with distal enlargement; at mid-point stalk wider than high; lateral profile in dorsal view sloping gradually without abrupt curvature anterior to point of greatest width. The baculum of _Dicrostonyx torquatus_ figured by Ognev (1948:476) agrees with that of _D. groenlandicus_ in shape of stalk, and in lateral digitate processes that are small relative to size of median process; but differs in more elongate, terminally enlarged, bulbar shape of median process. None of my specimens showed ossification in the lateral processes, observed by Hamilton (1946:381) in _Dicrostonyx rubricatus richardsoni_ [ = _D. groenlandicus richardsoni_]. In all of my specimens the cartilaginous median process was larger than that figured by Hamilton, or by Dearden (1958:542). _Specimens examined_: Four from; Point Barrow, Alaska, 52524 (Barrow Village), 67264 (died in captivity); Brooks Range, Alaska, 50536 (Wahoo Lake, 69 deg.08', 146 deg.58'), 50539 (Porcupine Lake, 68 deg.51'57", 146 deg.29'50", 3140 ft.). Lemmus trimucronatus (Richardson) Fig. 2 Baculum: Stalk heavy, broad, greatest length (2.8 mm.) in mature individuals (Fig. 2) as little as 1-1/3 times greatest breadth, greatest length no less than 2-2/3 times greatest depth of base; three ossified processes, median one from as long as to 1/2 longer than the lateral processes, and approximately 2/3 wider and twice as deep as lateral processes; length of median process almost 3-1/2 times its breadth, approximately 1/2 length of stalk; basal fossae broadly confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view evenly rounded; in end-view ventral concavity deeper than dorsal concavity, constriction as little as 1/2 greatest depth in mature specimens; shaft straight, bluntly rounded, or slightly decurved and laterally inflated terminally; lateral profile in dorsal view a gradual slope from widest point of stalk anteriorly onto shaft; in younger individuals stalk slenderer, otherwise as described above. Five specimens examined by me differ from one figured and described by Hamilton (1946:379) in that stalk is better developed, larger relative to size of processes, length of stalk in my specimen (Fig. 2) 2.8 as opposed to 2.1 mm. in Hamilton's specimen; median process shorter, 1.5 as opposed to 1.8 mm., proximal end rounded rather than concave, not partially enclosing tip of shaft; proportion of and relative sizes of median and lateral processes approximately same as in Hamilton's _Lemmus helvolus_ [ = _Lemmus trimucronatus helvolus_]. A specimen figured by Dearden (1958:542) has a basally trilobed median process. The baculum of the Asiatic _Lemmus lemmus_ figured by Ognev (1948:413) agrees with my specimens in the ossification of three processes, the relative sizes of these processes to each other and to the stalk, the well-developed base of the stalk and heavy bluntly rounded shaft; the baculum of _Lemmus lemmus_ differs in greater anterolateral extent of basal tuberosities, in proximal notch seemingly separating these tuberosities, and in median process being slenderer. _Specimens examined_: Five, of two subspecies; _Lemmus trimucronatus alascensis_, Point Barrow, Alaska, numbers 50591, 50678, 50731, 50758; _Lemmus trimucronatus subarcticus_, Wahoo Lake, 69 deg.08', 146 deg.58', 2350 ft., Brooks Range, Alaska, 50948. Synaptomys cooperi Baird Figs. 5 and 6 Baculum: Stalk elongate, greatest length (2.7 to 2.8 mm.) 2-1/3 to 2-1/2 times greatest breadth, 4 to 5 times greatest depth; three processes ossified or lateral processes unossified, ossifications relatively small (in 78380, median ossification less than 1/4 as large as lateral ossifications although median cartilaginous process is larger), length of median process 1/5 to 1/6 of length of stalk, cartilaginous part of median process larger; posterior profile in dorsal view convex throughout or bilobate; tuberosities moderately developed, deflected dorsal to axis of shaft; in end-view medial construction 3/5 greatest depth of tuberosities; shaft tapered from point of greatest width, slightly inflated terminally. The specimen (KU 13716) figured by Hibbard and Rinker (1942:29) has been restudied. It was first cleared and stained to soften the dry cartilage binding the digital processes together and to differentiate bone and cartilage. The lateral processes are small and cartilaginous (Fig. 6) and seem intact. The differences between this specimen and others examined by Hamilton (1946:381), Dearden (1958:542), and myself, namely the relatively larger median ossification, the absence of ossification in lateral processes, and the distinctly bilobate base and larger size, may represent geographic differences, or individual variation. The proportions of length, width, and depth of the stalk, and the appearance in lateral view do not differ greatly from others examined by Hamilton, by Dearden (1958:546), and by me. _Specimens examined_: Five, representing four subspecies; _S. cooperi gossii_, 6 mi. N Midway, Holt Co., Nebraska 78379, 78380; _S. cooperi relictus_, 5 mi. N, 2 mi. W Parks, Dundy Co., Nebraska, 72601 (immature); _S. cooperi saturatus_, 3 mi. S Demotte, Jasper Co., Indiana, 3-C-454, collection of W. B. Quay; _S. cooperi paludis_, Meade County State Park, Kansas, 13716. Clethrionomys rutilus Pallas Fig. 11 Baculum: Stalk elongate, and proximally enlarged, greatest length (2.7 mm.) 2 times greatest breadth; less than 4 times greatest depth; three well-developed ossified processes; length of stalk 2-1/3 times length of median process; median process with basal (and ventral) protuberence and lateral lobes, arched in dorsoventral plane; lateral processes as large as median process, flattened distally, having ventromedial vane on distal half; basal tuberosities of stalk well developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view trilobate or convex throughout with rounded posterior apex; dorsal concavity well developed, ventral surface but slightly concave, medial constriction of base as little as 1/2 greatest depth; shaft straight, slender, at mid-point of stalk but slightly wider than high; basal tuberosities largely dorsal to axis of shaft in lateral view; lateral profile in dorsal view with an abrupt curvature separating the gently sloping sides of the shaft from the basal part at its greatest breadth. The specimen of _Clethrionomys rutilus_ figured by Ognev (1950:120) is essentially like the North American specimens examined by me in the relative sizes of the ossifications and the general shape of the stalk. _Specimens examined_: Four, of one subspecies; _C. r. dawsoni_, west bank Gakona River, 1700 ft., 5 mi. NNE Gulkana, Alaska, 42865, 42866; SW end Dezadeash Lake, 2400 ft., Yukon Territory, 42910, 42921. Clethrionomys gapperi (Vigors) Fig. 10 Baculum: Stalk elongate, greatest length (2.8 mm.) 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, and 3-3/4 times greatest depth; proximally enlarged, greatest depth 1/2 greatest breadth; three well-developed ossified processes; length of stalk 2-1/3 times length of median process; median process arched in dorsoventral plane, with basiventral protuberence or spine and lateral lobes; lateral processes as large as median process, flattened distally, arched; basal tuberosities of stalk well developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view trilobate or convex throughout with a rounded posterior apex; dorsal concavity well developed, ventral surface but slightly concave, or in some cases slightly convex; medial constriction of base 3/5 greatest depth; shaft straight, slender, at mid-point of stalk twice as wide as high; basal tuberosities dorsally placed relative to axis of shaft; lateral profile in dorsal view abruptly curved anterior to point of greatest width; slender stalk distinct from angular enlarged base. The most noticeable difference between the baculum of _C. rutilus_ and _C. gapperi_ is size. The proportions of the four ossifications are approximately the same. Ventral vanes on the lateral processes are not developed in _C. gapperi_. _C. gapperi_ and _C. rutilus_ are more nearly alike in their bacula than any other two species of _Clethrionomys_ examined. _Clethrionomys occidentalis_, the other New World species, is also much like _C. gapperi_ and _C. rutilus_. The differences are of a magnitude comparable to those between the bacula in subspecies of _Microtus montanus_ (Figs. 19-21) for example, or in subspecies of _Lagurus curtatus_ (Dearden, 1958:542). _Specimens examined_: Nine, of two subspecies; _Clethrionomys gapperi athabascae_, British Columbia, 42922 (Indian Creek, Mile Post 234 of Alaskan Highway), 64281 (West bank Racing River, 89 mi. W Muskwa), 64287 (North bank Tetsa River, 56 mi. W, 11 mi. S Muskwa), 64290 (44 mi. W, 9 mi. S Muskwa), 64310 (32 mi. W, 2 mi. S Muskwa); _Clethrionomys gapperi galei_, 31 mi. N Pinedale, Sublette Co., Wyoming, 42108; Grand Mesa, Delta Co., Colorado, 60014 and 60015 (5-1/2 mi. E, 12 mi. S Collbran), 60022 (8 mi. E, 1/2 mi. S Skyway). Clethrionomys occidentalis (Merriam) Fig. 12 Baculum: Stalk elongate, greatest length (2.8 mm.) 2-1/2 times greatest breadth, 6 times greatest depth; three well-developed ossified processes; median process larger than lateral processes, 1/2 the length of stalk, curved, basally broad, ventrally keeled, trilobate posteriorly; lateral ossifications large, flattened distally, curved; posterior profile of stalk posteriorly slightly emarginate, thus bilobate in outline; in end-view dorsal concavity deeper than ventral, constriction less than 1/2 greatest depth, tuberosities confluent, visible in dorsal view at each side; shaft slender, especially in depth, straight; at mid-point of stalk almost twice as wide as deep, slight terminal inflation. The general proportions of the stalk and the relatively large, uniquely shaped processes, are characteristic of most specimens of the genus _Clethrionomys_ examined. _Specimen examined_: _C. occidentalis californicus_, one from Mary's Peak, Benton Co., Oregon, 30, F. W. Sturges' collection. Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber Fig. 13 Baculum: Stalk elongate, greatest length (2.9 mm.) twice the greatest breadth in the specimen examined, flattened proximally, greatest length almost 6 times greatest depth of base; three well-developed ossified processes; median process arched in a dorsoventral plane, with basal notch and lateral lobes; lateral processes as long as median process, bowed in dorsal view, flattened distally, with ventromedial vane; basal tuberosities of stalk weakly developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view evenly rounded; in end-view dorsal concavity shallow in comparison to most species but deeper than ventral concavity, constriction 3/4 greatest depth; shaft straight, at mid-point slightly wider than high, elongate, widest point of stalk less than 1/4 of total length from proximal end, slight lateral inflation at tip; lateral profile in dorsal view sloping at first abruptly and then gradually from widest point of stalk anteriorly onto shaft. The specimen of _Clethrionomys glareolus_ figured by Ognev (1950:31) in dorsal view as I interpret it, resembles my specimen in the rounded base; in the elongate, distally inflated shaft; in the initially abrupt slope of the lateral profile in dorsal view from the greatest width of stalk anteriorly; and in the presence of three well ossified processes. Ognev's specimen differs from mine in the median process being more elongate relative to its width, and rounded proximally, lacking lateral lobes and basal notch; in lateral processes being less curved; in the greater terminal inflation of the shaft; and in the closer approximation of the terminal processes to the shaft. The baculum of _Clethrionomys glareolus_ as described and figured by Didier (1954:243-244) resembles my specimen in general proportions, but is more pointed proximally and more curved in dorsoventral plane. Didier states that the baculum is rather variable in form in this species, in different regions, but that a large number of specimens must be examined to assess the geographic nature of this variation. _Specimen examined_: One from Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, 67100. Clethrionomys rufocanus Sundevall Fig. 9 Baculum: Base of stalk broad but relatively flattened dorsoventrally, greatest length (3.2 mm.) less than 1-1/2 greatest width, 4 times greatest depth; three well-developed ossified processes; median process arched in dorsoventral plane, having basal notch and lateral lobes; lateral processes as long as median process, flattened distally, with ventromedial vane; basal tuberosities of stalk weakly developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view convex with rounded posterior apex; dorsal surface of base almost flat, ventral concavity broad and shallow; constriction 3/4 greatest depth (not including an unusual irregularity on the ventral surface of the base); shaft straight, at mid-point of stalk distinctly wider than high, slender at distal end, widest point of stalk almost 1/3 of total length from proximal end, tip of shaft rounded; lateral profile in dorsal view gradually sloping from widest point anteriorly onto shaft. The specimen of _Clethrionomys rufocanus_ figured by Ognev (1950:97) resembles my specimen in the presence of three well ossified processes. Ognev's specimen differs however in the lack of a proximal notch on the median process, the lesser proportion of the stalk included in the basal enlargement, the more posterior position of the point of greatest width, and the presence of a concavity in the posterior profile of the stalk in dorsal view. These differences in the stalk may be owing to a difference in age (my specimen perhaps being older). _Specimen examined_: One from 1 mi. NW Oho-ri, 6 M., Korea, 60438. Phenacomys intermedius Merriam Figs. 7 and 8 Baculum: Stalk slender, greatest length (2.9 mm.) 2-1/4 to 2-1/2 times greatest breadth, 4 times greatest depth; three well-developed ossified processes, median one almost 1/2 length of stalk, curved, broad basally and slightly larger in all dimensions than either lateral process; lateral processes flattened distally, curved; base of stalk well developed, basal tuberosities medially confluent or separated by medial emargination, posterolateral faces flattened or rough; emarginations in the four adults examined; posterior profile in dorsal view bluntly pointed or flattened except for emargination posterially, abruptly curved at point of greatest width; shaft arising broadly from distal side of base of stalk; in end-view hour-glass shaped, medial constriction pronounced, both dorsal and ventral concavities deep; shaft having relatively straight but distally convergent sides; at mid-point of stalk, 1 to 1-1/2 times as wide as deep; tip bluntly rounded, or slightly inflated. The specimens from Quebec differ from the one from Wyoming in smaller size, relatively smaller lateral digital processes, larger more medial basal emargination, and slender shafts. The baculum of _Phenacomys intermedius_ differs much from that of _Phenacomys longicaudus_, described by Hamilton (1946:381) and by Dearden (1958:547). Dearden states that the three bacula examined by him of _Phenacomys longicaudus_ differ markedly from the specimen described by Hamilton. It seems to me that in major features the resemblance is greater between the specimens of _Phenacomys longicaudus_ examined by these two authors than between their specimens and specimens of other microtines, including _Phenacomys intermedius_. Neither Hamilton nor Dearden record the exact localities of capture, the collections in which the specimens are deposited, or the catalogue numbers of specimens. Consequently verification of identifications and observations is difficult. _Specimens examined_: Five, of two subspecies; _P. intermedius intermedius_, 5.4 mi. S Moran, Teton Co., Wyoming, 3-C-309, collection of W. B. Quay; _P. intermedius celatus_, four (including one immature specimen) from Authiernord, Abitibi-ouest Co., Quebec, specimens in collection of Bristol Foster designated by numbers 2041-2044 of S. Anderson's field catalogue. Smith and Foster (1957:107) were of the view that _Phenacomys ungava_ (including the above specimens from Quebec) may be specifically distinct from _Phenacomys intermedius_. Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus) Not figured Baculum: In the single specimen examined, less mature than that figured by Hamilton (1946:384), the digitate processes are cartilaginous, the basal tuberosities are less well developed, and the shaft is slenderer throughout. The cartilaginous processes are of the same proportions as ossified processes in the figure mentioned. The shaft is also convex ventrally in lateral profile. The view of the side here considered to be anatomically the ventral side (adjacent to the urethra) is labelled dorsal view in Hamilton's specimen. _Specimen examined_: One, from Reserve, Brown Co., Kansas, 72405. Microtus (Herpetomys) guatemalensis Merriam Figs. 42 and 43 Baculum: Stalk moderately elongate, greatest length (3.5 mm.) 2-1/3 times greatest breadth, spatulate, flattened throughout, greatest thickness 1/3 millimeter; three ossified processes; median process having three cornered base, curved dorsally, wider than high, 1/4 to 1/5 greatest length of stalk; each lateral process bent at middle, as long as median process, compressed laterally; base of stalk curved dorsally, tuberosities marginal, hence narrow, lateral excavations of tuberous margin not confluent medially; in end-view ventral concavity broad, no dorsal concavity, medial constriction but slightly less than greatest thickness (not depth); shaft wider than high throughout, at mid-point more than 3 times as wide as high; tip of shaft slightly inflated both laterally and dorsoventrally; lateral profile gradually sloping anteriorly from widest point of stalk. Specimen number 65921 (Fig. 43) differs from number 65895 (Fig. 42) described above. Terminus of shaft of number 65921 has lateral lobes from which arise lateral cartilaginous processes; median terminal ossification irregular in shape, smaller, imbedded in terminally bilobate cartilage. In the spatulate flattened stalk these two specimens are much alike. An immature specimen, number 65908, is smaller (length of stalk 2.6 mm.) also flattened and spatulate, has the terminal processes cartilaginous, the lateral processes bent medially, and proportions as in the adult. The baculum shows no noteworthy resemblance to that of any other species of North American _Microtus_; on the other hand the differences between _M. guatemalensis_ and some other species are no greater than the differences between certain species included in the subgenus _Microtus_. The baculum neither strengthens nor weakens the case for subgeneric rank for _M. (Herpetomys) guatemalensis_. _Specimens examined_: Three from Guatemala; 65895 (2 mi. S San Juan Ixcoy), 65908, (3-1/2 mi. SW San Juan Ixcoy), 65921 (10 mi. E, 4 mi. S Totonicapan). Microtus (Arvicola) richardsoni (DeKay) Figs. 38 and 39 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (3.7 to 4.3 mm.) 1-1/2 times greatest breadth, relatively flattened, greatest depth 1/3 greatest breadth; single median ossified process, in smaller of two specimens this ossification incomplete and of unusual shape (Fig. 39); length of stalk 4 times length of median process; concavities of basal tuberosities medially confluent, constriction less than 1/2 greatest depth; widest point of shaft less than 1/4 length of shaft from posteriormost point; shaft wider than high except at distal end that is inflated dorsally and sometimes laterally; both ventral and dorsal concavities of base of stalk broad and moderately deep; posterior profile in dorsal view evenly rounded or having marginal notch. In the absence of ossified lateral processes my two specimens differ from bacula of _Microtus (Arvicola) terrestris_ figured by Didier (1943:79, 1954:245, 247, 248) and by Ognev (1950:591). The median process relative to the size of the shaft is smaller, and the shaft relative to its length is wider in _M. richardsoni_ than in _M. terrestris_. The stalk of _M. (Arvicola) amphibius_ figured by Didier is like that of _M. richardsoni_ in its greater breadth and median notch on posterior border. The relationship of the New World water rat, _M. richardsoni_, to the Old World water rats (genus _Arvicola_ of some European authors) is uncertain. Miller (1896:66) placed all of them in the subgenus _Arvicola_. Subsequent authors, stressing differences in the teeth, have placed _M. richardsoni_ in the subgenus _Aulacomys_ of Rhoads. Zimmerman (1955) has shown that teeth in some _Arvicola_ approach the more complex pattern of _M. richardsoni_. He argues also that _Arvicola_ is generically distinct from _Microtus_ on the grounds that the two groups have separate origins, _Arvicola_ having descended from the genus _Mimomys_ and _Microtus_ from some other group of microtines. This argument also was advanced by Hinton (1926:47-48). Pending further studies of the possible polyphyletic origin of other subgenera of the genus _Microtus_, I refer both _M. richardsoni_ and _M. terrestris_ to the subgenus _Arvicola_. The evidence afforded by the bacula available is not conclusive as to relations of Old World and New World water rats. No general agreement on the number of species in this Palaearctic group has been reached, and bacula of only three or four of the numerous Old World subspecies have been figured. I have examined none. _Specimens examined_: Two, from Wyoming; 42454 (31 mi. N Pinedale, 8025 ft., Sublette Co.), 37903 (23-1/2 mi. S, 5 mi. W Lander, 8600 ft., Fremont Co.). Microtus (Chilotus) oregoni (Bachman) Fig. 45 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (2.2 mm.) 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, 3-1/2 times greatest depth; three well-developed ossified processes; median process 2/5 length of stalk, rounded or tapered terminally, proximal end opposed to tip of stalk and flattened obliquely; lateral processes 2/3 length of median process, deeper than wide, curved; tuberosities of stalk well developed, confluent medially, visible in dorsal view; in end-view dorsal concavity narrow, moderately deep, rounded, ventral concavity wide, deep, flattened; base wider ventrally than dorsally; shaft tapering more or less uniformly, terminally inflated. In the relative sizes, to each other and to the stalk, of the three digitate ossifications _M. oregoni_ resembles closely the Old World representative of the same subgenus, _M. (Chilotus) socialis_, as figured by Argyropulo (1933b:181). In _M. oregoni_ the greatest width of the baculum is more proximal on the stalk than in the _M. socialis_ figured by Argyropulo but closely resembles the baculum of the _M. socialis_ figured by Didier (1954:242). In possessing a shallow emargination in the base of the stalk and in possessing a median process that is smaller than the lateral processes, _M. socialis_, as figured by Didier, differs from _M. oregoni_. The baculum figured by Argyropulo (_loc. cit._) of _Sumeriomys colchicus schidlovskii_ [ = _Microtus (Chilotus) socialis schidlovskii_ according to Ognev, 1950:392] differs from other _Chilotus_ that have been studied in having an unusually elongate median process and a more distal placement of the widest part of the stalk. _Specimens examined_: Three, of the subspecies _M. oregoni oregoni_, from 5 mi. N Orick, Humboldt Co., California, 3-C-248, collection of W. B. Quay; from Mary's Peak, Benton Co., Oregon, 66, collection of F. W. Sturges; and from Sec. 3, T. 11S, R. 5W, Benton Co., Oregon, 79183. Microtus (Stenocranius) gregalis (Pallas) Fig. 34 Baculum: Length of stalk (2.4 mm.) 1-3/4, times greatest breadth, 4-1/3 times greatest depth; median ossified process well developed, more than 1/3 length of stalk, higher than wide, slightly bowed, closely appressed to terminus of shaft; basal tuberosities of stalk moderately developed, confluent medially, posterior profile of medial apex rounded in dorsal view, lateral indentations present, hence trilobate outline; in proximal end-view base wider ventrally, ventral concavity broader than dorsal concavity but of equal depth, medial constriction 2/3 greatest depth; shaft slender in distal part, inflated terminally, and wider than high at mid-point of stalk; lateral profile a smooth slope of gradually decreasing curvature from point of greatest width to near distal end. The baculum of this species figured by Ognev (1950:461) differs in having lateral ossified processes, and a more rounded base of the stalk. Resemblance to the New World _Stenocranius_ is discussed below. _Specimen examined_: One from "Eastern Europe," 8059. Microtus (Stenocranius) miurus Osgood Figs. 32 and 33 Baculum: Length of stalk (2.8 mm.) 1-1/2 times greatest breadth, 3-1/2 times greatest depth; median process ossified, 2/5 to 3/5 length of stalk, laterally compressed, sometimes arched in dorsoventral plane; lateral processes cartilaginous, slender; basal tuberosities well developed, averaging less enlarged than shown in Figure 32, but more angular in lateral outline than shown in Figure 33; tuberosities confluent posteriorly; posterior profile smoothly rounded to trilobate, curvature at point of greatest breadth usually acute; in proximal end-view base wider dorsally, deep dorsal concavity, shallow ventral concavity, medial constriction 3/5 of greatest depth; shaft slender anteriorly, at mid-point of stalk twice as wide as high, at tip higher than wide, laterally inflated; lateral profile in most specimens abruptly curved anterior to point of greatest breadth. The single specimen of the Old World _M. (Stenocranius) gregalis_ examined resembles the New World _M. (Stenocranius) miurus_ in the angular lateral profile at the point of greatest breadth of the stalk, slender shaft in comparison to broad base of stalk, and presence of a single well-developed laterally compressed median process. The base of the stalk in the baculum of _M. gregalis_ is less well developed and smaller than in the baculum of _M. miurus_. _Specimens examined_: Nine, all of the subspecies _Microtus miurus muriei_, from the Brooks Range, Alaska; 51077 (Lake Schrader, 145 deg.09'50", 69 deg.24'28", 2900 ft., Romanzof Mts.); 51151, 51152, 51154, 51164, 51166, 51169 (last 6 from Wahoo Lake, 69 deg.08', 146 deg.58', 2350 ft.); 51210, 51213 (last 2 from Porcupine Lake, 68 deg.51'57", 146 deg.29'50", 3140 ft.). Microtus (Chionomys) nivalis Martins Fig. 47 Baculum: Greatest length of stalk (2.7 mm.) 2-1/4 times greatest breadth, 4-1/2 times greatest depth; three digitate processes, lateral processes mostly cartilaginous in single adult examined; median process well ossified, approximately 1/3 length of stalk, basally notched, not arched, laterally compressed distally; base of stalk broad and flat, basal tuberosities well developed, separate; posterior profile in dorsal view rounded, convex except for medial notch separating tuberosities; dorsal and ventral concavities deep, broad, equal; medial constriction less than 1/2 greatest depth; in dorsal view shaft tapering gradually from widest point, terminally rounded; at mid-point of stalk almost twice as wide as high. In the elongate, largely cartilaginous lateral processes of the baculum, the specimen described above resembles _M. longicaudus_. The size of the median process in comparison to the size of the stalk is also the same. The lateral processes have larger ossifications and the base of the stalk is more robust in _M. longicaudus_ than in _M. nivalis_. The well ossified lateral processes and enlarged base of Didier's (1954:240) specimen suggest that it is of a more mature individual than the one described above. These specimens of _M. nivalis_, as well as the specimens of _M. longicaudus_, exhibit dorso-ventral flattening of the mid-part of the base of the stalk. The baculum of a specimen from Switzerland is weakly developed, of small size (shaft 2.0 mm. in length), slender, thin, spatulate, and terminally inflated. Digital processes were not observed, perhaps owing to excessive maceration in preparation. The general appearance of the baculum is that of an immature individual, although the animal was not small (165 mm. total length in preservative). _Specimens examined_: Two _Microtus nivalis nivalis_; Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, 67105; Wetterstein, Germany, 65127. Microtus (Chionomys) longicaudus (Merriam) Fig. 48 Baculum: Base of stalk well developed, greatest length (3 mm.) 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, 3-2/3 times greatest depth; three ossified processes; base of median process rounded; median process slightly curved in dorsoventral plane, in length almost 1/3 greatest length of stalk; ossifications in lateral processes variable in size, frequently widely separated from shaft by cartilage, rarely as large as median ossification; basal tuberosities usually well-developed, medially confluent; profile of base in dorsal view trilobate or irregularly convex throughout; constriction 1/2 greatest depth; shaft relatively straight or slightly bowed ventrally or dorsally, shaft at mid-point of stalk wider than high; tip of shaft laterally inflated; widest point of stalk approximately 1/4 length of stalk from proximal end; lateral profile in dorsal view tapers gradually onto shaft anteriorly from point of greatest width of stalk; shaft variable, from slender terminally and nearly parallel sided (Fig. 48), to broad distally and tapered. In many of the features that distinguish _M. longicaudus_ (and the closely related insular species _M. coronarius_) from other North American _Microtus_, _longicaudus_ resembles the Old World species of the subgenus _Chionomys_ (that is to say, _M. nivalis_, _M. gud_, and _M. roberti_). These features are medium size, long tail, grayish color, montane habitat, relatively short molar tooth-row, moderate sized and unconstricted incisive foramen, relatively decurved upper incisors, elongate nasals, relatively broad interorbital region without well-developed median ridge, and similar chromosomes (Matthey, 1955:178). For these reasons I am here referring _Microtus longicaudus_ to the subgenus _Chionomys_; previously it has not been referred to that subgenus. _Specimens examined_: Six, of three subspecies; _Microtus longicaudus littoralis_, Sullivan Island, Alaska, 42972, 42969; _M. l. mordax_, 3/4 mi. N, 2 mi. W Allenspark, 8400 ft., Boulder Co., Colorado, 50335, 76829; _M. l. sierrae_, Crane Flat, Mariposa Co., California, 50252, 50253. Microtus arvalis (Pallas) Fig. 22 Baculum: In the single specimen examined, stalk small, greatest length (2.3 mm.) 2-1/3 times greatest width, almost 6 times greatest depth, flattened proximally; three well-developed digitate processes, the median one ossified, the lateral processes cartilaginous; median ossification laterally compressed and decurved at tip, bilobate at base; basal tuberosities of stalk weakly developed, medially confluent; posterior profile in dorsal view evenly rounded; ventral concavity deeper and narrower than dorsal concavity, but both comparatively shallow; medial constriction 2/3 greatest depth; shaft straight, at mid-point twice as wide as deep; lateral profile tapering from greatest width gradually to parallel sides of distal third of stalk. From the baculum of _Microtus arvalis_ figured by Ognev (1950:173), and from the baculum figured by Didier (1954:238) my specimen differs in the absence of lateral ossifications in the digitate processes, smaller and slenderer median ossification, and weaker base. These differences in part may be owing to a difference in age, my specimen being the less mature. _Specimen examined_: One from Vidy, Switzerland, 67101. Microtus orcadensis Millais Fig. 24 Baculum: In the one specimen examined, stalk broad, greatest length (2.6 mm.) 1-1/2 times greatest breadth, 3-1/2 times greatest depth; three digitate processes ossified; median process relatively broad, in length more than 1/2 length of stalk, triangular in dorsal view, with small spurs posterolaterally, middorsal ridge posteriorly; lateral ossifications slightly curved, slenderer, less than 1/2 depth and less than 1/2 transverse thickness of median process; basal tuberosities well-developed, confluent medially; in end-view base wider dorsally than ventrally, dorsal concavity broader and more abruptly curved at mid-point than ventral concavity; constriction 1/2 greatest depth; posterior profile in dorsal view notched, setting off a posterior shelf; stalk including shaft wider than deep throughout, at mid-point width twice depth; lateral profile abruptly curved anterior to point of greatest width, sides of shaft tapering gradually anteriorly to rounded uninflated tip. The baculum of this insular species, placed in the "_arvalis_" group by Ellerman (1941:595), resembles the baculum of both _Microtus agrestis_ and _Microtus guentheri_ more than it resembles the baculum of _Microtus arvalis_. Similarities in the chromosomes of _M. arvalis_ and _M. orcadensis_ were noted by Matthey (1953:254, 279), who was of the opinion that _M. orcadensis_ is an insular derivative of the _arvalis_-group. _Specimen examined_: One from the Orkney Islands, 67106. Microtus guentheri Danford and Alston Fig. 23 Baculum: In the one specimen examined, stalk broad, greatest length (2.9 mm.) 1-1/2 times greatest breadth, 3-1/2 times greatest depth; three digitate processes ossified; median process slightly less than 1/2 length of stalk, broad, dorsally curved; curved lateral ossifications shorter and more slender than median ossification; basal tuberosities well developed, angular, confluent across posterior border of projecting shelf; in end-view tuberosities projecting ventrolaterally from central shelf; dorsal surface at medial constriction flat, ventral surface broadly and deeply concave; posterior profile in dorsal view trilobate, central lobe formed by posteriorly flattened shelf, surface of attachment visible only on lateral lobes; at mid-point stalk almost twice as wide as deep, depth of shaft greater than width proximal to inflated terminus. _Specimen examined_: One from Palestine, 67104. Microtus fortis Buechner Fig. 25 Baculum: Stalk large, greatest length (3.8 mm.) 1-4/5 times greatest breadth, 4-1/2 times greatest depth; three digitate processes ossified; median ossification almost 1/3 length of stalk; lateral ossifications slender, smaller than median ossification; posterior profile of stalk in dorsal view trilobate, basal tuberosities well developed, confluent medially; in end-view dorsal concavity broader and deeper than ventral concavity; medial constriction pronounced (less than 1/2 greatest depth); lateral profile at widest point of stalk convex, becoming abruptly concave as the flange of the basal tuberosities grades into the shaft, then gradually converging to narrowest point 1/3 of length of stalk from the terminus; stalk wider than deep in proximal 2/3, circular in cross section in terminal 1/3, slight terminal inflation. A specimen figured by Ognev (1950:297) has the same general proportions, slender lateral processes, and proximal placement of the point of greatest breadth. _Specimens examined_: Two from Chipo-ri, Korea, 60443, 63841. Microtus montanus (Peale) Figs. 19, 20 and 21 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (varying with subspecies from 2.3 to 3.1 mm.) 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, 3-1/3 to 4-1/3 times greatest depth; three ossified processes, median one largest, more than twice as wide and as deep as shorter, slenderer, lateral processes; median process laterally compressed distally except in one specimen in which moderately inflated distally, proximally enlarged in some specimens (Fig. 21) and 1/3 to 2/5 length of stalk; base broad, posterior profile in dorsal view evenly convex throughout, at widest point of stalk abruptly incurved; basal tuberosities moderately to strongly developed, medially confluent; in end-view base wider ventrally than dorsally, dorsal concavity slightly to much deeper than the nearly flattened ventral concavity; medial constriction 2/3 to 4/5 of greatest depth; shaft relatively slender, at mid-point of stalk slightly wider than high and 1/4 as wide as base of stalk, terminally rounded or slightly inflated; lateral profile in dorsal view a gradual curve from point of greatest width anteriorly onto shaft. The different subspecies figured show the essential characteristics of the species, differing primarily in size. _Specimens examined_: Fourteen, of three subspecies; _Microtus montanus amosus_, 1/2 mi. E Soldier Summit, Wasatch Co., Utah, 62241; _M. montanus fusus_, La Manga Pass, Conejos Co., Colorado, 42164; 5 mi. N, 26 mi. W Saguache, 9500 ft., Saguache Co., Colorado, 42307, 42315; 5 mi. N, 27 mi. W Saguache, 9350 ft., Saguache Co., Colorado, 42308; 5 mi. N, 28 mi. W Saguache, 9325 ft., Saguache Co., Colorado, 42309; 5 mi. S, 24 mi. W Antonito, 9600 ft., Conejos Co., Colorado, 42327, 42330; Prater Canyon, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma Co., Colorado, 69456, 69457, 69463; _Microtus montanus nanus_, 2 mi. N, 2 mi. W Pocatello, Bannock Co., Idaho, 57470, 57472; 3/4 mi. N, 2 mi. W Allenspark, 8400 ft., Boulder Co., Colorado, 50330. Microtus townsendii (Bachman) Fig. 41 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (3.0 mm.) 1-1/2 times greatest breadth, 4-1/2 times greatest depth; three ossified processes, median one largest, deeper and more than twice as wide as curved, shorter, compressed lateral processes and more than 2/5 as long as stalk; base broad, in dorsal view posterior profile trilobate, basal tuberosities visible; basal tuberosities well developed, medially confluent; in end-view base wider ventrally than dorsally, dorsal concavity deeper than ventral concavity; medial constriction 3/5 of greatest depth; shaft broad, at mid-point more than twice as wide as high and 1/3 as wide as base of stalk, terminally rounded. _Specimens examined_: Three, all _M. t. townsendii_; Fort Lewis, Pierce Co., Washington, 57998, subadult; Sec. 33, T. 11S, R. 5W, Benton Co., Oregon, 79186; Sec. 5, T. 12S, R. 4W, Benton Co., Oregon, 79188. Microtus oeconomus (Pallas) Fig. 44 Baculum: Stalk broad and flattened, greatest length (3.5 mm.) 1-2/3 to 2 times greatest width, 4 to 5-1/2 times greatest depth; three ossified processes, median one largest, lateral processes slender, relatively small; length of median process 3/8 length of stalk; median process decurved, dorsoventrally flattened in some specimens, widened at base; attachment of processes to shaft displaced ventrally; base of stalk widened, posterior profile in dorsal view usually trilobate, in a few cases rounded, median lobe forming posterior shelf, lateral lobes dorsally raised and forming margins of lateral tuberosities; in end-view thickness frequently more or less uniform throughout central part, broad depression dorsally, ventral concavity narrower and shallower (as figured); base, and occasionally shaft, flattened, width at mid-point of stalk 2 to 3 times depth, narrowest point posterior to terminal inflation of shaft in terminal 1/3 of shaft. The baculum of _M. oeconomus_ (Old World) figured by Ognev (1950:257) resembles but exceeds that of _M. oeconomus_ (New World) in the relatively large median process and slender lateral processes, but differs noticeably in the presence of a deep median notch in the base of the stalk. A specimen from Hungary is intermediate between Ognev's specimen and those from the New World in both size of median process and size of lateral processes, and has an unnotched base resembling that in Figure 44. _Specimens examined_: Ten, of three subspecies; _M. oeconomus gilmorei_, Umiat, Alaska, 51354, 51361, 51399, 51408; Lake Schrader, Brooks Range, Alaska, 51422; _M. o. macfarlani_, 5 mi. NNE Gulkana, Alaska, 43039, 43041; 20 mi. NE Anchorage, Alaska, 43044; Kelsall Lake, British Columbia, 43048; _M. o. mehelyi_, Kisbalatan, Hungary, 75159. Microtus mexicanus (Saussure) Figs. 35 and 36 Baculum: Stalk attenuate, greatest breadth relatively near proximal end; greatest length (3.1 to 3.4 mm.) more or less twice greatest breadth, 4 to 5 times greatest depth; usually a single process ossified; lateral processes relatively small, cartilaginous or (in three specimens, 63094, 69453, 68019) with small ossifications; median process relatively small, sometimes appressed to tip of shaft, in length less than 1/4 length of stalk; posterior profile in dorsal view rounded, flattened posteriorly, or in some specimens trilobate with angular edges; in end-view relative depths of dorsal and ventral concavities variable, dorsal usually deeper than ventral; distal end of stalk frequently bowed dorsally; shaft slender distally, sometimes slightly inflated terminally, or (in one specimen, 63085) near tip small lateral projections that are perhaps fused lateral ossifications; lateral profile in dorsal view a gradual slope anteriorly from point of greatest width to slender tip. _Specimens examined_: Thirteen, of four subspecies; _Microtus mexicanus mexicanus_, Las Vigas, Veracruz, 30692; Nevada de Toluca, Mexico, 63101; Valle de Bravo, Mexico, 63094; _Microtus mexicanus mogollonensis_, Mt. Taylor, Valencia Co., New Mexico, 63298, 76830; Park Well, Mesa Verde National Park, Montezuma Co., Colorado, 69448, 69453; Upper Nutria, McKinley Co., New Mexico, 69997, 70000; _Microtus mexicanus phaeus_, Sierra Patamba, 9000 ft., Michoacan, 63085; _Microtus mexicanus subsimus_, 2 mi. E Mesa de Tablas, Coahuila, 58916; 13 mi. E San Antonio de las Alazanas, Coahuila, 68019, 68021. Microtus californicus (Peale) Fig. 37 Baculum: Stalk elongate, greatest length (3.0 mm.) 2-1/3 times greatest breadth, 4-1/2 times greatest depth; median process ossified, 1/4 length of stalk, basally broadened, flattened and shallowly grooved ventrally to fit tip of shaft, to which the process is closely appressed; lateral processes cartilaginous; ends of stalk bowed upwardly; posterior profile of base of stalk rounded or slightly trilobate if posterolateral concavities form in tuberosities; moderate development of tuberosities, in end-view dorsal concavity slightly deeper and narrower than ventral concavity, both comparatively shallow, median constriction 4/5 greatest depth; shaft curved, more or less terete at mid-point of stalk, terminally inflated dorsally; lateral profile in dorsal view gradually curved from point of greatest width anteriorly onto shaft. _Specimens examined_: Two, of two subspecies; _Microtus californicus californicus_, 1 mi. NE Berkeley, in Contra Costa Co., California, 76828; _Microtus californicus mohavensis_, 1/2 mi. SE Victorville, San Bernardino Co., California, 63745. Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord) Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Baculum: Stalk heavy, broad, greatest length (2.2 to 3.0 mm.) 1-1/3 to 1-2/3 times greatest breadth, up to 3-3/4 times greatest depth; three ossified processes, median one largest, usually not twice so deep as lateral ossifications; median process usually distinctly widened basally, in length approximately 1/2 length of stalk; base broad, frequently angular laterally and basally, sometimes bilobate; basal tuberosities well developed, medially confluent; in end-view more or less uniformly biconvex or ventral surface more flattened than dorsal surface, medial constriction 1/2 to 2/3 greatest depth; shaft relatively heavy, at mid-point stalk almost twice as wide as deep and 1/3 as wide as base of stalk; shaft terminally rounded and sometimes slightly inflated; lateral profile in dorsal view abruptly or gradually curved anterior to point of greatest width and then gradually curved anteriorly. Specimens examined averaged slightly smaller and were more variable than those described by Hamilton (1946:382). The greater variation may be in part geographic, as five subspecies are represented. Lateral processes are the last to ossify. One specimen (75082) with well-ossified median process lacks any lateral ossification. Four bacula of _M. pennsylvanicus_ (locality not specified) studied by Dearden (1958:547) agree in general with the description above. One specimen shows a break, perhaps resulting from injury, in the shaft (Fig. 14). One specimen has a posteromedian spine on the median digital ossification (Fig. 16). Comparison with _M. agrestis_ is included with the description of _M. agrestis_. _Specimens examined_: Thirteen, of six subspecies; _Microtus pennsylvanicus alcorni_, 20 mi. NE Anchorage, Alaska, 43043; _Microtus pennsylvanicus finitus_, Laird, Yuma Co., Colorado, 68544; _Microtus pennsylvanicus modestus_, 5 mi. N, 26 mi. W Saguache, 9500 ft., Saguache Co., Colorado, 42306; 3 mi. N, 16 mi. W Saguache, 8500 ft., Saguache Co., Colorado, 42416, 42417, 42418; 1 mi. S, 2 mi. E Eagle Nest, 8100 ft., Colfax Co., New Mexico, 42430, 42439; _Microtus pennsylvanicus pennsylvanicus_, 2 mi. S, 3 mi. E Ft. Thompson, 1370 ft., Buffalo Co., South Dakota, 42379; Vermillion, Clay Co., South Dakota, 37070; _Microtus pennsylvanicus pullatus_, 12 mi. S, 5 mi. E Butte, Silver Bow Co., Montana, 57501, 57503; _Microtus pennsylvanicus uligocola_, Muir Springs, 2 mi. N, 2-1/2 mi. W Ft. Morgan, Morgan Co., Colorado, 75082. Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus) Fig. 18 Baculum: Greatest length of stalk (2.9 mm.) twice greatest breadth, 4-1/2 times greatest depth; stalk well developed, shaft not flattened dorsoventrally; large median ossified process, minute lateral ossifications in single specimen examined; length of stalk 2-1/2 times length of median ossification which is higher than wide, slightly decurved, sagittate in dorsal view, with three-cornered base; basal tuberosities of stalk moderately well developed, medially joined; posterior profile in dorsal view evenly rounded; ventral concavity broader than, but of comparable depth to, dorsal concavity in end-view, base of stalk wider ventrally, constriction 3/4 greatest depth; at mid-point of stalk shaft is but slightly wider than high; pronounced terminal inflation of shaft; lateral profile in dorsal view sloping abruptly from widest point of stalk anteriorly onto stalk which then tapers more gradually to terminal inflation. From the baculum of its New World counterpart, namely _Microtus pennsylvanicus_, my specimen of _Microtus agrestis_ and the specimen figured by Didier (1954:239) differ in their minute lateral processes, relatively larger median processes, and more elongate, less dorsoventrally flattened shafts. The specimen of _M. agrestis_ figured by Ognev (1950:320), in dorsal view has lateral concavities producing a somewhat trilobate outline in the base of the stalk, and the lateral processes are well developed; the median process is larger and bulbous, wider distally than proximally. Without larger numbers of bacula of _M. agrestis_ I am unable to reconcile these differences. The differences between _M. agrestis_ and _M. pennsylvanicus_ seem comparable to the differences between some other species of _Microtus_. _Specimen examined_: One, from Gryon, Switzerland, 67102. Microtus (Pedomys) ochrogaster (Wagner) Fig. 31 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (3.2-4.0 mm.) 1-2/3 to 2 times greatest breadth, 2-1/2 to 4 times greatest depth; median process ossified, relatively small, less than 3/10 length of stalk; lateral processes arising from subterminal part of stalk, cartilaginous or with small ossifications; posterior profile in dorsal view broadly rounded or slightly angular, widest point of stalk 1/6 to 1/4 the length of stalk from base; basal tuberosities well developed and medially confluent, in end-view dorsally convex, or at least less deeply concave than ventrally; shaft straight, base bent ventrally or more commonly dorsally; at mid-point of stalk wider than high, often twice as wide as high; viewed from above, lateral profile from point of greatest breadth to middle of shaft a gradual sigmoid curve; slight terminal inflation of shaft. _Specimens examined_: Forty-one, of three subspecies; _Microtus ochrogaster haydeni_, Muir Springs, 2 mi. N, 2-1/2 mi. W Ft. Morgan, Morgan Co., Colorado, 74995, 74998, 74999, 75002; 1 mi. W Laird, Yuma Co., Colorado, 57304, 76833; 2 mi. N, 2 mi. W Haigler, Dundy Co., Nebraska, 75016; 2 mi. S Franklin, Franklin Co., Nebraska, 75043, 75044; Atwood, Rawlins Co., Kansas, 75020, 75023, 75025, 75027, 75028; 1 mi. N, 2 mi. E Oberlin, Decatur Co., Kansas, 75030, 75032, 75034, 75035, 75036; 1-1/2 mi. N, 1/4 mi. E Norton, Norton Co., Kansas, 68327; 1 mi. SW Norton, Norton Co., Kansas, 75037; 2 mi. S, 1 mi. W Norton, Norton Co., Kansas, 75038; _M. ochrogaster ochrogaster_, Rydal, Republic Co., Kansas, 75047-75053, 75060, 75062, 75063, 75066, 75070, 75071, 75073; 1 mi. N, 1 mi. W Holton, Jackson Co., Kansas, 75077; 2 mi. W Court House, Lawrence, Douglas Co., Kansas, 76832; Univ. Kansas Natural History Reservation, Douglas Co., Kansas, 68536; _M. ochrogaster taylori_, Meade County State Park, Kansas, 68539, 68542. Microtus (Pitymys) pinetorum (LeConte) Figs. 27 and 28 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (2.5 to 2.7 mm.) 1-2/3 times greatest breadth, 4 times greatest depth; median process ossified, size small, 1/5 length of stalk, higher than wide, having small anterodorsal prominence in both specimens examined; lateral processes cartilaginous, relatively small, displaced posteriorly, attenuate; posterior margin in dorsal view broadly rounded, or having blunt median apex, convex throughout; basal tuberosities moderately well developed, medially confluent, barely visible in dorsal view when mature; in end-view median constriction 4/5 greatest depth, ventral concavity deeper than dorsal concavity, both comparatively shallow; stalk at mid-point 1-1/2 times as wide as deep; shaft relatively slender, bowed dorsally at tip, relatively straight otherwise; lateral profile in dorsal view a gradual concave slope from point of greatest width anteriorly to distal part of shaft. _Specimens examined_: Two, from Douglas Co., Kansas, 76834 (2 mi. N Baldwin), 68545 (1 mi. NE Pleasant Grove). Microtus (Pitymys) parvulus (Howell) Fig. 40 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (2.4 mm. in specimen examined) 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, 4 times greatest depth; median process ossified, size small, less than 1/4 length of stalk, wider than high, terminally flattened; lateral processes cartilaginous, relatively small, attenuate; posterior margin in dorsal view flattened, irregularly curved with concavities medially and laterally; basal tuberosities well developed, medially confluent; visible in dorsal view; in end-view median constriction 2/3 greatest depth, ventral concavity well-formed, no dorsal concavity; stalk at mid-point twice as wide as deep; shaft relatively slender, bowed dorsally toward tip; in dorsal view lateral profile a gradual concave slope from point of greatest width anteriorly to distal part of shaft; tip of shaft enlarged. The baculum of _M. parvulus_ resembles that of _M. pinetorum_ more than it resembles the baculum of any other microtine studied, differing primarily in smaller size. _Specimen examined_: One, from 1 mi. W Micanopy, Alachua Co., Florida, Univ. Florida No. 1508. Microtus (Pitymys) quasiater (Coues) Figs. 29 and 30 Baculum: Stalk broad, greatest length (2.6-3.2 mm.) 1-1/3 to 1-2/3 times greatest breadth, 3-1/3 to 3-2/3 times greatest depth; median process ossified, with ventral depression, process 1/4 to 1/3 length of stalk, appressed to tip of shaft, wider than high proximally, relatively broad terminally; lateral processes cartilaginous, small, attenuate; posterior profile of stalk in dorsal view broadly rounded, bilobate, or trilobate, median lobe formed by posterior projection of dorsal shelf between enlarged lateral tuberosities that form outer lobes, posterolateral faces of these tuberosities visible in dorsal view of stalk; in end-view dorsal surface slightly concave, ventral concavity broad and deep, median constriction 1/2 greatest depth; shaft flattened except tip that is more terete, and bowed dorsally; at mid-point, stalk twice as wide as high; shaft relatively slender terminally, narrower than median ossification. The baculum of _M. quasiater_ is the largest and has the best developed base and median process of the three American species of the subgenus _Pitymys_. The three species closely resemble each other in basic form. _Specimens examined_: Five, all from Veracruz; Teocelo, 4500 ft., 30709, 30711; 4 km. N Tlapacoyan, 1700 ft., 24466; 5 km. N Jalapa, 4500 ft., 19869, 19878. Microtus (Pitymys) fatioi (Mottaz) Fig. 26 The baculum of a single specimen (KU 67103) of _M. fatioi_ from Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland, was examined. The baculum is immature, as evidenced by its small size, slender stalk and absence of ossified processes, therefore no characterization is included. The baculum of another Old World species of the subgenus _Pitymys_, _M. pyrenaicus_ from France, figured and described by Didier (1954:242-243), differs from all New World _Pitymys_ examined in processing ossified lateral processes. The status of _Pitymys_, as a genus or as a subgenus, is uncertain. Hall and Cockrum (1953:448) considered the North American _Pitymys_ and _Pedomys_ as subgenera of _Microtus_. They did not state specifically the basis for this point of view, but mention the fact that these two subgenera (_Pitymys_ and _Pedomys_) closely resemble each other cranially. These authors did not study nor comment upon the status of the Old World _Pitymys_. It may be asked whether the Old World and New World _Pitymys_ have developed as fossorial _Microtus_ independently, or from an ancestor common to both groups and not common to any other _Microtus_. Matthey (1955:202) found 62 chromosomes (2N) in both the New World _Pitymys pinetorum_ and the Old World _Pitymys duodecimcostatus_. This suggests, but does not prove, common ancestry. Neofiber alleni True Fig. 49 Baculum: Stalk massive, greatest length (4.7 mm.) 1-3/4 times greatest breadth, 4 times greatest depth; ossification in digitate processes variable; in one (KU 27123) of two specimens examined lateral processes ossified and median process unossified, as in two specimens examined by Hamilton (1946:379) from "southern Florida"; in my other specimen (KU 27268) that is possibly more mature, median process ossified although less deeply stained than lateral ossifications or stalk; posterior profile in probable dorsal view roughly rounded; in end-view probable dorsal concavity deep, ventral concavity broad but shallow, and with center convex; median constriction 3/5 greatest depth; shaft heavy, least depth 2/3 greatest depth of base; stalk, at mid-point, slightly wider than deep and more than 1/3 width of base; lateral profile in dorsal view sharply incurved distal to point of greatest breadth, shaft therefore relatively distinct from basal part of stalk; slight subterminal constriction; tip less reduced in the two specimens examined than in two figured by Hamilton. In preparation, the tissues that make it possible to distinguish with certainty the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the baculum were removed in both specimens. _Specimens examined_: Two, of the subspecies _Neofiber alleni alleni_, 2 mi. S Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida, 27268; 1 mi. E Courtenay, Merritt Island, Brevard Co., Florida, 27123. Lagurus curtatus (Cope) Fig. 46 Baculum: Stalk slender, greatest length (2.5 mm.) 2 to 2-2/3 times greatest breadth, 4 to 5 times greatest depth; three ossified processes; median one more than 1/3 length of stalk, curved dorsally toward tip, proximally flattened and having acute lateral angles in dorsal view, wider than deep except in distal half; lateral processes smaller than median one, slenderer, shorter, of approximately same depth, also curved dorsally; base of stalk well developed, basal tuberosities medially confluent, in part visible in dorsal view, in end-view wider ventrally than dorsally, dorsal and ventral concavities of equal depth and both wide, medial constriction 1/2 greatest depth; posterior profile in dorsal view broadly bilobate; lateral profile with abrupt transition from basal tuberosities to gradually converging, slightly curved sides of shaft; shaft terminally inflated. Dearden (1958:543) described and figured the bacula of six subspecies of _Lagurus curtatus_ and two Asiatic species, _Lagurus lagurus_ and _Lagurus luteus_. He examined at least 34 specimens of _L. curtatus_ and found geographic variation in size, breadth of shaft distally, and proportions of digital ossifications to each other and to the stalk. The description that I have given above pertains to _L. c. levidensis_. The baculum of the Asiatic _Lagurus (Lagurus) lagurus_ figured by Ognev (1950:554) agrees with that of _Lagurus (Lemmiscus) curtatus_, described here, in the relatively elongate shaft and slender stalk, the proportions of the processes, and the well-formed and moderately enlarged base of the stalk. The bacula of three _Lagurus lagurus_ examined by Dearden (1958:545) were of older individuals than the specimen that Ognev figures and differ from it and from bacula of _Lagurus curtatus_ (all subspecies) in the unusual, almost heart shaped, median process, and in larger size. _Lagurus luteus_ examined by Dearden (1958:545) differs from both _Lagurus lagurus_ and _Lagurus curtatus_ in lacking lateral digital ossifications and in having shorter median digital ossifications and wider base of stalk. _Specimens examined_: Seven _Lagurus curtatus levidensis_ from Wyoming; 9 mi. S Robertson, Uinta Co., 26045, 26053; 8 mi. S, 2-1/2 mi. E Robertson, Uinta Co., 26049; Farson, Sweetwater Co., 37906; 16 mi. S, 11 mi. W Waltman, Natrona Co., 42457; 32 mi. S, 22 mi. E Rock Springs, 42465, 42466. The following key to the bacula in some adult North American Microtinae is intended to help point out some of the most important differences. It should be noted that not all species can be keyed out on the basis of the baculum. The most difficult group in this respect includes the species of _Microtus_ that have small or no ossified lateral processes, especially species of the subgenera _Pedomys_ and _Pitymys_, and the two species _Microtus californicus_ and _Microtus mexicanus_ of the subgenus _Microtus_. Another complicating factor is the variability of bacula evident in some species even in the small samples available. It is to be expected that additional specimens will show variations not yet observed. KEY TO THE BACULA OF SOME NORTH AMERICAN MICROTINES 1. Length of lateral digital ossifications more than 1/3 breadth of stalk 2 1'. Length of lateral digital ossifications less than 1/3 breadth of stalk or absent 15 2. Size small (total length of baculum less than 5.5 mm.) 3 2'. Size large (total length of baculum more than 5.5 mm.) 14 3. Width at mid-point of stalk more than 1/3 greatest breadth of stalk 4 3'. Width at mid-point of stalk less than 1/3 greatest breadth of stalk, 8 4. Stalk, viewed from proximal end hour-glass shaped, and width of stalk less than 1/2 length of stalk.... _Phenacomys intermedius_, p. 197 4'. Stalk not both hour-glass shaped when viewed from proximal end, and with width less than 1/2 length of stalk 5 5. Shaft thin basally, thickness less than 1/3 of greatest breadth 6 5'. Shaft thick basally, thickness 1/3 or more of greatest breadth 7 6. Stalk more or less straight, base not deflected. _Microtus oeconomus_, p. 204 6'. Stalk spatulate, and base deflected from axis of shaft.... _Microtus guatemalensis_, p. 198 7. Base enlarged, depth nearly 1/2 of breadth.... _Lemmus trimucronatus_, p. 193 7'. Base moderately enlarged, depth near 1/3 of breadth.... _Microtus pennsylvanicus_, p. 206, or _Microtus townsendii_, p. 204 8. Base hour-glass shaped as viewed from proximal end.... _Phenacomys intermedius_, p. 197 8'. Not so 9 9. Lateral processes separated from tip of shaft by more than the thickness of the lateral process 10 9'. Lateral processes separated from tip of shaft by less than the thickness of the lateral process 11 10. Lateral processes more than 1/2 the width of median process.... _Microtus longicaudus_, p. 201 10'. Lateral processes slender, less than 1/2 the width of median process.... _Microtus montanus_, p. 204 11. Lateral ossifications equal in length to median ossification.... _Clethrionomys_, p. 194 11'. Lateral ossifications shorter than median ossification 12 12. Size small, less than 3.4 mm. in total length.... _Microtus oregoni_, p. 199 12'. Size medium, more than 3.4 mm. in total length 13 13. Greatest width of stalk at a point about 1/3 of length of stalk from base.... _Microtus chrotorrhinus_ (Hamilton, 1946:382). 13'. Greatest width of stalk at a point less than 1/3 of length of stalk from base.... _Lagurus curtatus_, p. 210 14. Size of baculum larger, base more than 3 mm. wide, processes all well developed.... _Ondatra zibethicus_, p. 198 14'. Size of baculum smaller, base less than 3 mm. wide, processes poorly developed in some animals.... _Neofiber alleni_, p. 209 15. At least one digital ossification present 16 15'. Digital ossifications not present.... _Dicrostonyx groenlandicus_, p. 193 16. Breadth of stalk at least 1/2 length of stalk 17 16'. Breadth of stalk less than 1/2 length of stalk 19 17. Length of stalk greater than 3.6 mm. and less than 1-1/2 times its greatest breadth.... _Microtus richardsoni_, p. 199 17'. Length of stalk usually less than 3.6 mm., or if more than 3.6 mm. (up to 4.0 mm.) then length 1-1/2 times or more its greatest breadth 18 18. Median process attenuate distally in dorsal view, and relatively long (more than twice its own breadth), 1/5 to 3/5 the length of stalk; breadth of stalk usually 2/3 or more length of stalk.... _Microtus miurus_, p. 200 18'. Median process relatively blunt distally in dorsal view, relatively short (usually less than 1/4 length of stalk), breadth of stalk usually less than 2/3 length of stalk.... _Pitymys_, p. 208, _Pedomys_, p. 207, or _Microtus mexicanus_, p. 205 19. Distal processes small and firmly ankylosed to distal end of shaft.... _Phenacomys longicaudus_, p. 197 19'. Distal processes if present not firmly ankylosed to distal end of shaft 20 20. Dorsal concavity of base as viewed from proximal end usually deeper than ventral concavity.... _Microtus mexicanus_, p. 205 20'. Dorsal and ventral concavities of base equal in depth or ventral one the deeper 21 21. Total length of baculum more than 3.6 mm.... _Microtus californicus_, p. 205 21'. Total length of baculum less than 3.6 mm.... _Synaptomys cooperi_, p. 194 DISCUSSION Owing to shortness of lower incisors and present geographic distribution of the species, Hinton (1926:35) considered the Tribe Lemmi (lemmings) to be more primitive than the Tribe Microti (voles). The surviving lemmings are specialized in many features and therefore are considered as advanced end-products of an evolutionary radiation of a primitive microtine stock, of which all earlier stages are extinct. Hinton regarded _Dicrostonyx_ as the most primitive of the genera of lemmings on account of its more complex molar teeth (complexity was considered to be primitive), and on account of the presence of three primitive longitudinal rows of tubercles in unworn molars. The other three genera were arranged in order of increasing specialization as follows: _Synaptomys_, _Myopus_, _Lemmus_. If the baculum tended to retain its primitive character while specializations in the external anatomy developed, and if the above arrangement is correct the most primitive bacula would be found in _Dicrostonyx_ and in _Synaptomys_. The baculum in these two genera in comparison to that in _Myopus_ (as figured by Ognev, 1948:512) and _Lemmus_ has a slenderer stalk and smaller digital ossifications or none at all. The baculum in the genera of lemmings increases in robustness and the development of processes from _Dicrostonyx_, to _Synaptomys_, to _Myopus_, to _Lemmus_--the same order outlined above for total of specialization. The two extremes in this series are near the extremes of variation in bacula to be found in all microtines. The baculum in lemmings as a group cannot then be considered more primitive than in voles as a group, although the voles are usually considered to be more advanced. The situation in the voles, as we shall see, casts a different light on the matter. The voles, Tribe Microti, were considered by Hinton (1926:40) to be more advanced than the lemmings because the incisors of the voles are longer and the root of their last lower molar is lingual to the root of the incisor. Hinton thought also that the murine ancestors of microtines had shorter incisors and that the backward extension of the incisors in the voles is a more ancient feature than the hypsodonty of the molars. A trend in the molar teeth has been toward greater hypsodonty. The voles in which the molars are least hypsodont are thus considered primitive. These include the living genera _Clethrionomys_, _Phenacomys_, _Ondatra_, _Dolomys_, _Ellobius_, and _Prometheomys_. Therefore, the baculum, in these assumedly primitive genera, would be expected to resemble the baculum in the lemmings or at least the most primitive lemmings. This is not the case. The bacula that I have examined of _Clethrionomys_ and _Phenacomys_ have well-developed digital ossifications. In this they resemble the baculum of the genus _Lemmus_, the most advanced genus of lemmings according to Hinton. The baculum of _Dolomys_ has not been studied. The baculum in _Ondatra_, and in _Prometheomys_ as illustrated by Ognev (1948:552), also possesses well-developed processes. The baculum of _Ellobius_ is small and lacks processes (as figured by Ognev, 1950:662). No ossification was found in a single specimen of _Ellobius_ examined by me although the entire glans penis was removed and cleared without dissection. So far as known then, with the exception of _Ellobius_ and _Phenacomys longicaudus_ (Dearden, 1958:547), the primitive microtines having rooted molars possess bacula having three well-developed ossified processes. Voles of the genus _Microtus_ vary in the structure of the baculum almost as much as do the lemmings. Within the single subgenus _Microtus_ some individuals of _Microtus mexicanus_, for example, have minute ossified lateral processes and other individuals lack these processes; _Microtus pennsylvanicus_ and some other species have proportionately large lateral ossifications. If the well-developed condition of the baculum in the microtines having rooted molars is primitive, then within the genus _Microtus_ those species having well-developed bacula may be considered primitive. The genera _Lagurus_ and _Neofiber_ have moderately developed or well-developed lateral processes. _Neofiber_ exhibits a tendency, not prominent elsewhere, to have a proportionately smaller median process rather than reduced lateral processes. American species of _Microtus_ (genus and subgenus) that have moderately- to well-developed ossified lateral processes are _M. townsendii_, _M. oeconomus_, _M. pennsylvanicus_, _M. montanus_, and _M. chrotorrhinus_. _Microtus_ of other subgenera having this type of baculum include _M. (Herpetomys) guatemalensis_, _M. (Chilotus) oregoni_, and _M. (Chionomys) longicaudus_. American species of _Microtus_ (genus and subgenus) in which the lateral ossifications are weakly developed or absent (although cartilaginous lateral processes are present) include _M. mexicanus_ and _M. californicus_. In other subgenera, species of _Microtus_ having reduced lateral ossifications are _M. (Pedomys) ochrogaster_, _M. (Pitymys) pinetorum_, _M. (Pitymys) parvulus_, _M. (Pitymys) quasiater_, _M. (Arvicola) richardsoni_, and _M. (Stenocranius) miurus_. The microtines are essentially holarctic in distribution. Both of the tribes, the lemmings and the voles, as well as primitive representatives of each tribe (not considering _Ellobius_) occur in both the Old World and New World. It is not certain on which continent (or continents) the Microtinae first differentiated. It is certain, however, that at various times, both early and late in the evolution of the subfamily, representatives have crossed from Eurasia to North America or _vice versa_. Each of 10 or more microtines in the New World is more closely related to some microtine in the Old World than to any other microtine in the New World. The similarities or differences in the baculum in Old World and New World representatives placed in the same genus or subgenus, or thought to be "companion species" have been commented upon in accounts of _Lemmus_, _Dicrostonyx_, _Clethrionomys_, _Lagurus_, _Arvicola_, _Stenocranius_, _Chilotus_, _Chionomys_, _Pitymys_, and in accounts of _Microtus agrestis_ as compared with _M. pennsylvanicus_, and _Microtus oeconomus_ (both Old World and New World). The baculum in the Microtinae more closely resembles the baculum in the Cricetinae of the Old World than in the Murinae, or than in any other rodents known to me. This resemblance suggests relationship between Microtinae and Cricetinae. LITERATURE CITED ARGYROPULO, A. I. 1933a. Die Gattungen und Arten der Hamster (_Cricetinae_ Murray, 1866) der Palaearktik. Zeitschr. f. Saeugetierkunde, 8:129-149, 27 figs. in text. 1933b. Ueber zwei neue palaearktische Wuehlmaeuse. Zeitschr. f. Saeugetierkunde, 8:180-183, 3 figs. in text. CALLERY, R. 1951. Development of the os genitale in the golden hamster, _Mesocricetus (Cricetus) auratus_. Jour. Mamm., 32:204-207, 1 fig. in text. CHAMBERLAIN, J. L. 1954. The Block Island meadow mouse, _Microtus provectus_. Jour. Mamm., 35:587-589, 2 tables in text. DEARDEN, L. C. 1958. The baculum in _Lagurus_ and related microtines. Jour. Mamm., 39:541-553, 1 fig. in text. DIDIER, R. 1943. L'os penien des Campagnols de France du Genre _Arvicola_. Mammalia, 7:74-79, 10 figs. in text. 1954. Etude systematique de l'os penien des Mammiferes (suite), Rongeurs: Murides. Mammalia, 18:237-256, 14 figs. in text. ELLERMAN, J. R. 1941. The families and genera of living rodents. Vol. II. Family Muridae. The British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. xii + 690, 50 figs. FRILEY, CHARLES E. 1947. Preparation and preservation of the baculum of mammals. Jour. Mamm., 28:395-397, 1 fig. in text. HALL, E. R., and E. L. COCKRUM. 1953. A synopsis of the North American microtine rodents. Univ. Kansas Publ., Mus. Nat. Hist., 5:373-498, 149 figs. in text. HAMILTON, W. J., JR. 1946. A study of the baculum in some North American Microtinae. Jour. Mamm., 27:378-387, 3 figs. in text. HIBBARD, C. W., and G. C. RINKER. 1942. A new bog-lemming (Synaptomys) from Meade County, Kansas. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 28:25-35, 3 figs. in text. 1943. A new meadow mouse (_Microtus ochrogaster taylori_) from Meade County, Kansas. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 29:255-268, 5 figs. in text. HINTON, M. A. C. 1926. Monograph of the voles and lemmings (Microtinae), living and extinct, Vol. I. British Museum (Natural History), London, pp. xvi + 488, plus 15 plates, 110 figs. in text. MATTHEY, R. 1953. Les Chromosomes des Muridae. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 60:225-283, avec les planches 1 a 4 groupant 84 photomicrographies, 98 figures et 5 schemas dans le texte. 1955. Nouveaux documents sur les chromosomes des Muridae. Problemes de cytologie comparee et de taxonomie chez les Microtinae. Revue Suisse de Zoologie, 62:163-206, avec 114 figures. MILLER, G. S. 1896. Genera and subgenera of voles and lemmings. North American Fauna No. 12, pp. 1-85, 40 figs. and 3 plates in text. OGNEV, S. I. 1948. The mammals of Russia (USSR) and adjacent countries (The mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia), Vol. 6. Publ. Acad. Sci. USSR, pp. 1-587, 260 figs., 12 maps, and 11 color plates in text (in Russian). 1950. The mammals of Russia (USSR) and adjacent countries (The mammals of Eastern Europe and Northern Asia), Vol. 7. Publ. Acad. Sci. USSR, pp. 1-736, 347 figs., 15 maps, and 10 color plates in text (in Russian). RUTH, E. B. 1934. The os priapi: A study in bone development. Anat. Rec., 60:231-249, 16 figs. in 3 plates. SMITH, D. A., and J. B. FOSTER. 1957. Notes on the small mammals of Churchill, Manitoba. Jour. Mamm., 38:98-115, 3 figs. and 3 tables in text. WHEELER, B. 1956. Comparison of the Block Island "species" of _Microtus_ with _M. pennsylvanicus_. Evolution, 10:176-186, 4 figs. and 2 tables in text. WHITE, J. A. 1951. A practical method for mounting the bacula of small mammals. Jour. Mamm., 32:125. ZIMMERMAN, K. 1955. Die Gattung _Arvicola_ Lac. im System der Microtinae. Saeugetierkundliche Mitteilungen, 3:110-112, 2 figs. in text. _Transmitted August 14, 1959._ 28-774 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS PUBLICATIONS MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY Institutional libraries interested in publications exchange may obtain this series by addressing the Exchange Librarian, University of Kansas Library, Lawrence, Kansas. Copies for individuals, persons working in a particular field of study, may be obtained by addressing instead the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. There is no provision for sale of this series by the University Library which meets institutional requests, or by the Museum of Natural History which meets the requests of individuals. 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Fishes of Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk counties, Kansas. By Artie L. Metcalf. Pp. 345-400, 2 plates, 2 figures in text, 10 tables. May 6, 1959. 7. Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas. By W. L. Minckley. Pp. 401-442, 2 plates, 4 figures in text, 5 tables. May 8, 1959. 8. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico. By Emil K. Urban. Pp. 443-516. August 1, 1959. 9. Description of a new softshell turtle from the southeastern United States. By Robert G. Webb. Pp. 517-525, 2 plates, 1 figure in text. August 14, 1959. Another number will appear in volume 11. Vol. 12. 1. Functional morphology of three bats: Eumops, Myotis, Macrotus. By Terry A. Vaughan. Pp. 1-153, 4 plates, 24 figures in text. July 8, 1959. 2. The ancestry of modern Amphibia: a review of the evidence. By Theodore H. Eaton, Jr. Pp. 155-180, 10 figures in text. July 10, 1959. 3. The baculum in microtine rodents. By Sydney Anderson. Pp. 181-216, 49 figures in text. February 19, 1960. More numbers will appear in volume 12. 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