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8 mm. objective I was greatly surprised and interested to find 

 that instead of one Receptacidum seminis, two were present. As 

 in all the published descriptions of this flea, where there is any 



Head, 1st and 2nd legs, from below. 



Ventral surface. 



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Sucker-plate and anus. 



reference at all to the reproductive organs, only one spermatheca 

 is mentioned, I was disposed to consider this as an abnoi-mal 

 specimen. I have, however, been able recently to examine 

 two or three more female specimens, including one belonging to 



