1915]. ]()3 



Ctenophthalmus pentacanthus Gibbs and Bavr., Trans. Herts. N. H. Soc. 

 XIII, p. 250 (1908) (Tring). 



Ctenopthalmus (!) pentacanthus Strickland and Merrim., Parasit., VI, p. 13 

 (1913) (Tuddenham, Walton, Boxford). 



Bhadinopsylla. pentacanthus Russell, The Flea, p. 112 (1913) ; Waterst., 



Ent. Mo. Mag-. (2), XXV, p. 164 (1914) (Scottish records). 



Hah. : Europe. Hosts : Mustela nivalis, Apodemus sylv.iticus, Talpa europaca, 

 etc. 



II. Suborder: FBACTICIPITA. 



C. P^AMiLT: Leptopsyllidae. 



X. Genus: D0RAT0P8YLLA Jord. and Eoths. (1912). 



Type : dasycnemus. 



Tijphlopsylla Eothschild (nee Taschenb., 1880), Ent. Record, IX, p. 159 

 (1897). 



Doratopsylla Jordan and Eothschild, Nov. Zool., XIX, p. 62 (1912) (type: 

 dasycne^nus). 



31. DORATOPSYLLA DASYCNEMUS Eoths. (1897). 



Typhlopsylla dasycnemus Eothschild, Ent. Eecord, IX, p. 159, plate (1897) 

 (Tryphlopsijlla err. typ. ; Tring, Soresc vul(]aris) ; id., Nov. Zool., V, p. 540, no. 3, 

 pi. 1.5A, figs. 4, (?,5, ? (1898). 



Typhlopsylla dasycnenms Verrall, List Brit. Dipt., I, ed. 2, j). 7 (1901). 



Tijphlopsxjlla dasycanemus (!) Waterston, Ann. Scot. N. H. Soc, p. 214 (1906) 

 (Hillend, nest of Sorex araneus ?). 



Ctenophthalmus dasycnemus Gibbs and Barr., Trans. Herts. N. H. Soc, XIII, 

 p. 250 (1908) (Tring). 



Doratopsylla dasycnemus Eussell, The Flea, p. 112 (1913); Waterst., Ent. 

 Mo. Mag. (2), XXV, p. 164 (1914) (Scottish records). 



Hah.: Evu'ope. Host: Sorex araneus. 



XL Genus: PALAEOPSYLLA Waun. (1903). 

 Type : similis.* 



Typhlopsylla Taschenberg, Flohe, p. 86 (1880) (partim). 



Palaeopsylla Wagner, Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross., XXXVI, p. 137 (1903) (no type 

 fixed). 



Paleopsylla Baker, Proc. U. S. Nation. Mus., XXIX, p. 129 (1905) (type: 

 "sihirica" error). 



Palaeopsylla Oudenians, Ent. Bericht., II, p. 240 (1908) (type: gracilis 

 Wagn. ). 



* P. xiMilis Daiiipf (1911) = (jriirllU Wagii. (1903, hoc Taschcnl)., Is.-O). 



