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with the increase of severity. As this occurred even when a well- 

 regulated sanatorium diet was given, introduction with the food seems 

 excluded and an increase of the mites in the intestine appears probable. 

 The case was finally cured. 



Rothschild (N. C). The Generic Name of the Sand-flea. — Ecto- 

 parasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th January 1921, pp. 129-130. 



Attention is drawn to the fact that Jarocki in 1838 proposed the 

 generic name Tiinga for the chigger. This name is a year older 

 than Dermatophilus, and has two years' priority over Sarcopsylla ; 

 it must therefore be employed, the correct name being Timga 

 penetrans, L. 



Jordan (K.) &- Rothschild (X. C). A New Species of Sarcopsyllidae. 

 — Ectoparasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th Januarv 1921, pp. 131-132, 

 2 figs. 



Tiinga caecigena, sp. n., is described from China, where it was tound 

 in the ears of sewer rats. 



Jordan (K.) & Rothschild (X. C). Four New Palaearctic Ctenoph- 

 thahniis. — Ectoparasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th January 1921, 

 pp. 133-137, 6 figs. 



The new species described are Ctenophilialmus apcrtiis, taken on 

 Apodemus sylvaticiis and other hosts in France ; C. pisticiis, on 

 Eutamias asiaticus, in Siberia ; C. vicarius, on Talpa europaea, in 

 Rumania ; and C. savii, on Pitymys savii and other mice, in Ital}-. 



Jordan (K.) & Rothschild (X. C). Two New Palaearctic Siphon- 



aptera. — Ectoparasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th January 1921, pp. 

 138-140, 3 figs. 



Rhadinopsylla integella, sp. n., is described from France, on Microtiis 

 sp. ; and Palaeopsylla iherica, sp. n., from Spain, on Talpa and Microtus 

 ibericus. 



Jordan (K.) & Rothschild (X. C). New Genera and Species of 

 Bat-fleas. — Ectoparasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th January 1921, 

 pp. 142-162, 37 figs. 



The new bat-fleas here described include : — Ischnopsyllus emminiis, 

 from Xatal ; 7. comans, from Pekin ; Rliinolophopsylla capensis, from 

 Zululand ; Myodopsylla gentilis, from British ColumlDia ; Lagaropsylla 

 micula, gen. et sp. n., and L. puiilla, from India ; L. mera, from Java ; 

 and PtilopsyUa leptina, gen. et sp. n., from Paraguay. The new genera 

 Araeopsylla, Hormopsylla and Stcrnopsylla are also described. 



Jordan (K.) & Rothschild (X. C). Eight New Ceratophylli.— 

 Ectoparasites, London, i, no. 3, 15th Januar}' 1921, pp. 163-177, 

 17 figs. 



The new species described are : — Ceratopkyllus fimhriatiis, on 

 Sciuroptenis fimhriattis, from North-west India ; C. hipatus, on 

 Sciurus lateroides, from the Nepal-Sikkim frontier ; C. hastatus, on 



