Blarina Gray, 1838 . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1837: 124 [1838].

TYPE SPECIES: Corsira (Blarina) talpoides Gray, 1838 (= Sorex talpoides Gapper, 1830 = Sorex brevicaudus Say, 1823).

SYNONYMS: Anotus, Blaria, Brachysorex, Corsia; Talposorex Pomel (not Lesson).

COMMENTS: Tribe Blarinini (Repenning, 1967:37) . Reviewed by George et al. (1982, 1986).