SOME XKW CHINESE FLEAS. 



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has ten long bristles in a row and no less than about 30 additional 

 bristles, on the two sides together. There are two long antepy- 

 gidial bristles on a double cone. 



Legs. — The fore femur has on the outer surface about 11 lateral 

 bristles arranged in two irregular rows and on the inside a row of 

 five lateral biistles. The mid and hind femora have outside one 

 or two lateral bristles, and inside a row of 9 or 10 and 12 or 13 

 respectively. The dorsal and apical bristles of the tibije and the 

 apical ones of the tarsal segments are stout. The hind tibia has 10 

 lateral bristles on the outside and 5 to 7 on the inside. The 

 longest apical bristle of the mid tibia almost reaches to the apex 

 of the second tarsal segment. Tlie second hind-ta.rsal segment has 

 two apical bristles vvhicli extend to the apex of the third segment 

 or beyond. The fifth tarsal segment has five lateral pairs of 

 bristles. The measurements of the tarsal segments are as 

 follows ; — 



Mid tarsus: 20, 21, 14, 9, 22. 

 Hind tarsus : 53, 34, 21, 12, 24. 



Text-fiff. 115. 



AlKlomiiml segments VII & VIII and recept;icnluui seniinis of 

 Ceratopliylhis famlil us ^ . 



Moiified segments.— 2 . The apical margin of the seventh 

 sternite (text-fig. 115, Yll. st.) is slanting and slightly undulating. 

 The eighth tergite bears two rows of bristles beneath the stigma 

 and about 16 bristles on the lower half. The apical margin of 

 this tergite is rounded-truncate, with the upper angle distinctly 

 produced. The ninth sternite (not drawn) bears several small 

 bristles. The stylet, which has the shape of a champagne bottle, 

 is twice as long as it is broad. The head of the I'eceptaculum 

 seminis is about as long as the tail. 



Length (of mounted specimens) 2'4 to 2-6 mm. 



Two fejnales ; locality and host as in species 3 and -4. 



