Jaculus Erxleben, 1777 . Syst. Regn. Anim., 1:404.

COMMENT: Includes Scirtopoda (in part), Haltomys, and Eremodipus; see Corbet, 1978:151. OLR follows Heptner, 1975, Byull. Mosk. Ova. Ispyt. Prir. Otd. Biol., 80(3):5- 15, who considered Erenwdipus a distinct genus. Jaculus was placed on the official List of Generic Names by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (Opinion 730).

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