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rabbit," male and female; November 14, 1934, on same host, 

 female, two males (E. V. Knipling) ; Waukon, November 12, 

 1937, on Blarina brevicauda brevicauda (Say) , male (T. Scott) ; 

 Lineville, December, 1936, on Vulpes regalis Merriam, male and 

 three females (E. Sanders) ; Boone, November, 1938, in scat of 

 same host, female (T. Scott) ; Mt. Pleasant, November 28, 1927, 

 male and female, no host given (McCrory) ; Story City, Decem- 

 ber 10, 1938, on Sylvilagus species, numerous specimens (B. B. 

 Morgan). MARYLAND — Silver Spring, June 26, 1938, on 

 "cat," male (P. W. Oman) ; Bowie, April 12, 1924, on Sylvilagus 

 floridanus mediums (Thomas) , six specimens (A. Hassall) ; 

 Montgomery County, October 30, 1928, on "cottontail rabbit," 

 female (E. Francis) ; Plummer Island, August 5, 1915, on "man" 

 (H. S. Barber) . MASSACHUSETTS— W. Tisbury, on Sylvila- 

 gus transitionalis (Bangs) , June 9, 1936, two females (F. C. 

 Bishopp) ; Needham, March 17, 1927, on same host, female, two 

 males (J. D. Smith) ; Harvard, April 11, 1912, on "cottontail 

 rabbit," female (J. L. Peters) ; Hardwich, December 15, 1926, 

 on "wildcat," female (F. E. Beissig) . NEW JERSEY— Burling- 

 ton County, April, 1934, on "cottontail rabbit," female (R. J. 

 Sim). NORTH CAROLINA— Halifax, February 15, 1936, on 

 "cottontail rabbit," male, two females; December 11, 1935, on 

 same host, female, two males; January 11, 1936, on same host, 

 two females (E. B. Marshall); Pisgah National Forest, Ashe- 

 ville, May 11, 1936, on "gray fox," male and female (F. J. Ruff) ; 

 March 11, 1936, on "raccoon," male and female (J. H. Stone) . 

 TENNESSEE— Greenbriar, April 1, 1931, on Sylvilagus flori- 

 danus mallurus (Thomas) , four females; Smoky Mountains, 

 March 30, 1931, on same host, male, three females (R. L. Boke) . 

 VIRGINIA— Hawlin, December, 1922, on "rabbit," nine speci- 

 mens (M. T. Van Horn) ; Elliott Knobb, May 30, 1934, on "cot- 

 tontail rabbit," male (A. H. Howell) ; Clifton, June 11, 1933, "in 

 net sweepings," female (J. C. Bridwell) ; East Falls Church, 

 May 24, 1925, on "rabbit," female (E. A. Chapin) . WISCONSIN 

 — Babcock, October 10, 1932, on Canis latrans Say, female 

 (J. W. Schmidt) . 



Eastern hosts. Bobcat (Lynx rufus floridanus (Rafin- 

 esque) ) , Cottontail Rabbit, (Sylvilagus floridanus mallurus 

 (Thomas) , etc.) , Red Fox (Vulpes fulva (Desmarest) , etc.) , 

 Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda brevicauda (Say) ) , 

 Coyote (Canis latrans Say), "Cat," "Gray Fox," "Raccoon," 

 "Wharf-rat," "Man." 



Eastern localities. Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Co- 



