1915.1 • 9:? 



Journ. Econ. Biol., Ill, p. 68 (1908); Roths., Bull. Ent. Research, I, p. 93, 

 text-tig. 13 (1910); Baeot, Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond., p. 6 (1911) (egg); Shipley, 

 Jovirn. Econ. Biol., VI, p. 19 (1911) ; Russell, The Flea, pp. 66 and 71, text-fig. 

 7 (1913) ; Fatten and Cragg, Textb. Med. Entoni., p. 456, pi. 53, figs. 1-6 ; pi. 54, 

 figs. 4,9 11 (1913); Bacot, Journ. Hygiene, Plague Suppl. Ill, p. 449, pi. 29, 

 figs. 3, 4 (1914) (bionomics). 



Hah.: Cosmopolitan. Hosts: Cat and many other carnivora, occasionally 

 on man and rodents. 



B'. Subfamily: Spilopsyllinae. 

 V. Genus: SPILOPSTLLVS Baker (1905). 

 Type : cuniculi. 

 Pulex Linnaeus, I.e. (1758) (partim), Taschenb., Flohe, p. 64 (1880) (partim). 



Ctenocephalus Baker (nee Kolen., 1859), Proc. U. S. Nation. Mus., XXVII, 

 p. 439 (1904). 



Spilopsyllus Baker, I.e., XXIX, p. 129 (1905) (type: leporis = cuniciUi). 



6. SPILOPSYLLUS CUNICULI Dale (1878). 



Pulex irritans Linnaeus, I.e. (1758) (partim). 



Ceratophyllus leporis Curtis, Brit. Ent., IX, no. 417 (1832) (nom. nud. !). 



Pulex cuniculi Dale, Hist. Glanvilles Woot., p. 291 (1878) ; Roths., Ent Mo. 

 Mag. (2), XIV, p. 145 (1903) ( = goniocephahis). 



Pulex goniocephalus Taschenberg, Flohe, p. 82, pi. 3, fig. 20 (1880) ; Verrall, 

 List Brit. Dipt., I, p. 5 (1888) ; Theob., Ace. Brit. Flies, p. 32 (1892) ; Verrall, 

 List Brit. Dipt., I, ed. 2, p. 7 (1901) ; Evans, Ann. Scot. N. H. Soc, p. 193 (1904) 

 (Edinburgh). 



Ctenocepthalus leporis Baker, Proc. U. S. Nation. Mus., XXVII, p. 439 (1904). 



Spilopsyllus leporis Baker, I.e. XXIX, jj. 145 (1905). 



Pulex cuniculi Waterston, Ann. Scot. N. H. Soc, p. 212 (1906) (Scottish 

 localities). 



Pulex goniocephalus Malloch, Ent. Mo. Mag. (2), XVIII, p. 86 (1907) 

 ( Dumbartonshire ) . 



Spilopsyllus cuniculi Gribbs and Barr., Trans. Herts. N. H. Soc, XIII, p. 250 

 (1908) (Tring); Waterst., Proc. Roy. Phys. Soc Edinb., XVIII, p. 86 (1910) 

 (Scottish records). 



Pulex cuniculi Evans, I.e., p. 184 (1910) (Argyllshire, ear of cat). 



Spilopsyllus cuniculi Russell, The Flea, p. Ill (1913) ; Waterst., Ent. Mo. 

 Mag. (2), XXV, p. 88 (1914) (Scotland). 



Hah.: Europe. Host: Rabbit (rarely hare), accidentally on fox, cat, etc. 



VI. Genus: 0RNITH0P8TLLA Roths. (1908). 

 Type: laetitiae. 

 Ornithopsylla Rothschild, Ent, Mo. Mag. (2), XIX, p. 231 (1908). 



