_Pr[ocyon] hernandezii_ Wagler, Isis, 24:514, 1831, type from
Valley of MA(C)xico, according to Nelson and Goldman (Proc.
Biol. Soc. Washington, 44:17, February 21, 1931).
_Procyon lotor hernandezii_, Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat.
Hist., 3:176, December 10, 1890.
_Range._--Statewide.
_Specimens examined_, 2: no. 100113 from 10 mi. ESE Zamora, 5,500 ft.,
1; no. 52220 from 15 kms. W Apatzingan, 1,040 ft., 1.
_Remarks._--In allusion to its habit of washing its food, in captivity
at least, before eating it, the Spanish speaking people often refer to
this species as _ositos labadores_. The specimen from 10 mi. ESE
Zamora is a skull without lower jaws or indication of sex. Because the
racoons damage corn in the roasting ear stage the animals are disliked
by the farmers, a score of whom sometimes band together in an
organized hunt to kill the animals. Dogs are especially trained to
hunt them. In MichoacAin no use is made of the pelts.
=Nasua narica molaris= Merriam