Sorex roboratus Hollister, 1913 . Smithson. Mise. Coll., 60(24):2.

TYPE LOCALITY: Russia, Gorno-Altaisk A.O., " 5 mi S Dapuchu [Altai Mtns, Tapucha]" .

DISTRIBUTION: Russia east of River Ob to Ussuri River, south to Altai Mtns, N Mongolia, and Primorsk Krai.

SYNONYMS: aranoides, dukelskiae, jacutensis, platycranius, tomensis, turuchanensis, thomasi, vir.

COMMENTS: Subgenus Sorex . Formerly known as vir but roboratus has priority (Hoffmann, 1985a; Zaitsev, 1988). Taxonomy and distribution revised by Hoffmann (1985a).