NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXI. 13H. 235 



ALGERIAN FLEAS COLLECTED IN 1913. 



Bt Dr. K. JORDAN, Ph.D , and the Hon. N. CHARLES ROTHSCHILD, M.A. 



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rpHE HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD and Dr. E. Hartert again visited Algeria 

 -L in the spring of 1913. Tliey were accompanied on this excarsion by Mr. 

 A Ruddle, of the British Museum, who acted as collector of Mammals. From 

 the mammals obtained Mr. Ruddle procured many specimens of Siphonaptera, of 

 which we now give a list. The collection contains two new species, both from 

 the coast districts. The majority of the fleas were found at Ain-Sefra, in the 

 south of the province of Gran, but all belonged to species already known from 

 Algeria. The discovery in Western Algeria of a Leptopsylla, which is somewhat 

 intermediate between a tropical African species and a closely allied species from 

 Eastern Algeria, but is neare.st to the former, is of special interest. 



1. Xenopsylla cleopatrae Roths. (1913). 



A long series of both sexes were obtained at Ain-Sefra, off Dipodillus 

 campestris rozsikae, Gerbilhis hirtipes, Meriones s/iawi, Meriones schousboei, and 



Jaculus Jaculus deserti. 



2. Xenopsylla ramesis Roths. (1904). 



A small series from Ain-Sefra, off JJipoflillus campesfris rozsikae, Merioncx 

 skawi, and Meriones schousboei. 



3. Archaeopsylla erinacei maura .lord. & Roths. (1911). 



Archaenpsylla erinacei maura Jordan and Rothschild, Nol\ Zool. xviii. p. 551. no. 2. fig. 1 (1912). 



8 ? ? from Lalla Marnia, Province of Oran, oft' Eiinaceus algirus, on 

 April 28, 1913. 



4. Ceratophyllus barbarus Jord. & Roths. (1912). 



Ceralophyllus barbarus Jordan and Rothschild, I.e. p. 361. no. 4. t. 6. figs. 1 and 2 (1912). 

 1 S from Alger, off Crocidura russula, mauritanica. 



5. Ceratophyllus henleyi mauretanicus Jord. & Roths. (1912). 



Ceraloplii/Uus hcnlci/i taauretanicus Jordan and Rothschild, I.e. xix. p. 364. no. 7. t. 8. figs. 7 

 and'g (1912). 



Z S i and 8 ? ? from Ain-Sefra, off Jaciiltis jaculus deserti, Pachyuromys 

 duprasi, Meriones shatvi, Gerbillus hirtipes, and Meriones schousboei. 



6. Ctenophthalmus russulae Jord. & Roths. 



Ctenophtkalmus rusmlae Jordan and Rothschild, I.e. xix. p. 364. no. 9. t. 10. figs. 12 and 13 (1912). 

 A small series from Alger, off Crocidura russula mauretanica. 



