Atelerix pruneri oveni , Majan Yom, 2 May 1953, E. T. M. Reid legit . 

 lacS?, ^^> "small rodent burrowing in termite mound" , Waynjok, 

 N. W. Gogrial, April, 1953, W. Dees legit . lo, tiang, Damaliscus 

 korrigum tiang , Gal\xaL-Nyang Forest, April, 1953, B. T. M. Reid 

 legit , adl?, leopard, 36 miles south of Yirol, 18 January, 1953, 

 E. T. M. Reid legit . I5, domestic cat, GaluaJ^Nyang Forest, 

 March 1953, and 400, same host, Wau, October, 1953, both SVS. 



_Blue Nile: 5<S?, 3w, "mongoose". Wad Medani, 29 November 

 1950, "^^"jTTewis legit (SGC). 



Khartoum ; 4fSf, "fox", Khartovun, 9 January 1918, R. Cottam 

 legit (36flJ. 



DISTRIBUTION 



The subspecies muhsami occurs in all areas of the Ethiopian 

 Faunal Region, including the movintains of the Yemen in south- 

 western Arabia. We have not seen it in Egypt. The data will 

 be published subsequently in a series of reports on Africa haema- 

 physalids. 



HOSTS 



The subspecies muhsami is especially common on small carni^ 

 vores such as mongooses, genets, civets, and wild cats. It seldom 

 attacks wild or domestic canines or wild antelopes. Usually smal- 

 ler numbers are found on mole rats, shrews, hedgehogs and hares j 

 the possibility that certain of these may represent separate forms 

 is being studied. Full data will be presented in the report men- 

 tioned under DISTRIBUTION above. 



BIOLOGY 



This subject requires study, especially in relation to that 

 of the subspecies leachii . 



DISEASE RELATIONS 



Unstudied. 



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