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Page 290, No. 6, Pulex gliris, Dale. — " On dormice. "f The Ualeian collection 

 contains two male specimens of this species. One is a male of Pulex erinacei, the 

 other a male of Ceratophi/lJus xciiirorKw. The name g/iri.i must consequently he 

 reduced to a synonym. 



Page 291, No. 7, Pulex furor'n:, Dale. — " On ferrets." This siieeies was de- 

 scrihed from a single male specimen, which on further examination proves to he 

 Ceratophi/Uusfasciatas. The name must consequently be rejected. 



Page 291, No. 8, Pulex mustelof, Dale. — " On weasels." The type of this 

 species is a female, and belongs to the species named muslelw, independently by Dr. 

 Wagner (Hor. Soc. Ent. Koss, xxxi, p. 565, 1898). The type of Pulex. muslelcB 

 is consequently in the Daleian collection. 



Page 291, No. 10, Pulex cunicvli. Dale.--" On rabbits." The type of this 

 species, a female, the name of which must be retained, is in the Daleian collection. 

 This is the insect usually known by Ihe name of (juiiiiH-epliaJus. (Tasehenberg, 

 "Die Flohe," p. 82). 



Page 291, No. 0, Ceratophi/llus .sorecis, Dale.—" On shrews." The type of 

 this specimen is a male. According to the laws of priority the name xorecis must be 

 substituted for gracilis, the name by which this insect is usually designated. 



Page 291, No. 7, Ceratop/ri/llus minor, Dale. — "On moles, Talprp, Curt., 

 which is almost double the size, has not been seen in the parish." Of this species 

 there are three specimens, one male and two females, and they are identical with 

 the above mentioned Ceratophyllus sorecis. 



Page 291, No. 1, Ceratopsyllux gaUinul(B,Ti&\e. — " In moorhen's nests." The 

 type of this sjjecies is a female. The name .9rt//j»«/'E ha« to take priority over 

 that of Newsteadi. the name under which this species was recently described by the 

 author ("Ent. Rec," vol. xiii, p. 284, 1901). This insect is not the same as 

 Ceratophyllus Oarei described by the author from O. chloropus. (Knt. Mo. Mag., 

 n. 8., vol. xiii, p. 255, 1902). 



Page 291, No. 2, Ceratopsyllus monedultp, Dale.— " In jackdaw's nests." 

 There are three female specimens of this species in the Daleian collection ; they 

 are all Ceratophyllus gallince, and the name must consequently be rejected. 



Vage 291, ^o. ^, Ceratopsyllus turdi,'D&\e.—" In song-thrush's nests." This 

 is a composite species of which there are two speeiniens, the male representing 

 Ceratophyllus gallince, the female Ceratophyllus gallinula-. 



Page 292, No. 4, Ceratopsyllus viscivora. Dale.—" In stone-thrush's nests." 

 The type of this species appears to have been lost. 



Page 292, No. 5, Ceratopsyllus merulee.. Dale.—" In blackbird's nests." There 

 are five specimens of this species. One male and two females are Ceratophyllus 

 gallinul/e, while two females appear to be identical with Ceratophyllus gallince. The 

 name merulee representing as it does a composite species nnist in any case be 

 rejected. 



Page 292, No. 6, Ceratopsyllus garruli. Dale.— " In jay's nests." The type of 

 this species is a female, and is identical with Ceratophyllus gallinulif. 



t The few wnrds of Latin diagnosis attached to the original indication for each form are not 

 reproduced here. 



