Cricetulus Milne-Edwards, 1867 . Ann. Sci. Nat. Paris, 7:376.

REVIEWED BY: R. S. Hoffmann (RSH); O. L. Rossolimo (OLR); C. J. Terry (CJT); S. Wang (SW)(China).

COMMENT: Includes Allocricetulus and Tscherskia; see Corbet, 1978:90. Reviewed by Flint, 1966, Die Zwerghamster der Palaearktischen Fauna, Stuttgart. Gromov and Baranova, 1981:153- 154, retained Allocricetulus and Tscherskia as genera, without comment. Subfamily Cricetinae; see comment under Cricetidae .

ISIS NUMBER: 5301410008010000000.