Mesocricetus newtoni (Nehring, 1898) . Zool. Anz., 21:329.

TYPE LOCALITY: Bulgaria, Kolarovgrad (= Schumla or Shumen) .

DISTRIBUTION: E Rumania and Bulgaria.

COMMENTS: A distinct species (Corbet, 1978c; Corbet and Hill, 1991). Niethammer (1982c) summarized taxonomy, morphology, chromosomal data, distribution, paleontology, biology, and provided comparisons with other species of Mesocricetus .