THE BRITISH LICE {ANOPLURA) AND THEIR HOSTS. 67 



Host List. 



Order INSECTIVORA. 



Family Soricid/E. 



Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) : Polyplax reclinatus. 



? Hoplopleura acanthopus. 



Order CARNIVORA. 



Family Canid^e. 

 Domestic Dog (Cam's familiaris): Linognathiis piliferus. 



Family Odob^enid^;. 

 Walrus (Odobcenus rosmarus) : Antarctophthirius trichechi. 



Family Phocid^e. 

 Common Seal (Phoca vitulina): Echinophthirius phocce. 



Order RODENTIA. 



Family Leporim:. 



Brown Hare (Lepus europceus) : Hcemodipsus lyriocephalus. 

 Mountain Hare {Lepus timidus) : Hcemodipsus lyriocephalus. 

 Rabbit, Wild and Domestic (Oryctolagus cuniculus) : Hcemodipsus 

 ventricosus. 



Family Sciurid,e. 



Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) : Enderleinellus sphcerocephalus. 



Family Murid^e. 



House-Mouse (Afus musculus) : Polyplax serrata. 



Hoplopleura acanthopus. 



Common Long-tailed or Wood Mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) : 

 Polyplax affinis. 



Harvest-Mouse (Micromys minutus) : Hoplopleura longula. 



Polyplax gracilis. 



Brown Rat (Epimys norvegicus) : Polyplax spinulosa. 



Black Rat {Epimys rattus) : Polyplax spinulosa. 



Alexandrine Rat (Epimys rattus alexandrinus) : Polyplax spinu- 

 losa. 



Water- Vole (Arvicola amphibius) : Polyplax spiniger. 



Field- Vole (Microtus agrestis) : Hoplopleura acanthopus. 



