

Family Hectopsyllidae Baker 11 



able finger rounded apically and curved toward the smaller 

 process. Distally, the movable finger bears several bristles of 

 which one is longer than the others. Manubrium long and 

 slender. Penis long and broad, terminating in a curved point; 

 spring not much longer than the penis and not completing a 

 single turn. For further details concerning the structure of 

 the male genitalia, see Plate II, fig. 3. 



Female. General structure and chaetotaxy essentially as in 

 the male. Receptaculum seminis somewhat in the form of a 

 question mark; much broader ventrally than dorsally. For 

 further details concerning the structure of the female genitalia, 

 see Plate II, figs. 1 and 2. 



Records. ALABAMA — Auburn, June, on "dogs," numerous 

 specimens. ARKANSAS — Imboden, November 27, 1931, on 

 same host, four females (B. C. Marshall). FLORIDA — Leon 

 Co., April 13-15, 1926, on "quail," two females (H. L. Stod- 

 dard) ; Tallahassee, June 15, 1937, on "Rattus alexandrinus," 

 female; July 12, 1937, on same host, male, three females; Janu- 

 ary 21, 1937, on same host, three females. GEORGIA — New- 

 ton, July 26, 1937, on "wharf rat," numerous specimens; April 

 1, 1937, on "Vulpes julva," two females (B. V. Travis) ; July, 

 1936, on Urocyon cinereargenteus floridanus Rhoads, female, 

 two males (E. V. Komarek) ; July 8, 1936, on "Mephitis 

 elongata," male, three females (Travis and Komarek) ; Beach- 

 ton, December 31, 1927, on "Cooper's Hawk," two females 

 (W. B. Bell) ; Camden Co., April 25, 1933, on "Urocyon cinereo- 

 argenteus," male (F. Harper) ; Nashville, December 5, 1935, on 

 "rabbit," male, three females; May 12, 1936, on "gray squirrel," 

 four females; Valdosta, October 22, 1935, on "rabbit," female; 

 November 22, 1935, on same host, four females; November 29, 

 1935, on "roof rat," female (H. Hixson) . NORTH CAROLINA 

 — Wilmington, June 15, 1908, on "dog," five specimens (W. E. 

 Merritt). SOUTH CAROLINA— Orangeburg, November, 1894. 

 on "horses," numerous specimens (J. C. Hartzell, Jr.) ; Flor- 

 ence, June 16, 1935, on "jaybird," female (C. F. Rainwater) . 

 VIRGINIA— Virginia Beach, July 19, 1928, on "rat," two fe- 

 males (H. E. Swing and C. East) ; Ocean View. May 29, 1938, 

 on "cat," numerous specimens (P. W. Oman) ; Cape Henry, 

 September 8, 1927, on "chicken," two females (J. Mullenfeld) . 



Eastern hosts. "Horse," "Dog," "Cat," "Rat," "Wharf-rat," 

 Roof-rat ("Rattus alexandrinus") , Gray Fox ("Urocyon cine- 

 reoargenteus") , Red Fox ("Vxdpes julva") , Skunk ("Mephitis 

 elongata," " Spilogale ambarvalis" etc.) , "Gray Squirrel," 



