Lepus Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:57.

TYPE SPECIES: Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 .

SYNONYMS: Allolagus Ognev, 1929; Boreolagus; Barrett-Hamilton, 1911; Chionobates Kaup, 1829; Eulagos Gray, 1867; Eulepus Acloque, 1899; Indolagus Gureev, 1953; Lagos Palmer, 1904; Macrotolagus, Mearns, 1895; Poecilolagus Lyon, 1904; Proeulagus Gureev, 1964; Tarimolagus Gureev, 1947 .

COMMENTS: Formerly included Bunolagus; see Petter (1972b); and originally all other genera except Pentalagus . The taxonomy of this genus remains controversial. L. crawshayi (including whytei), peguensis, ruficaudatus, and siamensis have been variously treated as separate species or have been included in nigricollis . L. europaeus, corsicanus, granatensis, tolai, and tibetanus have been placed in capensis or treated as distinct species; see comments therein.