122 



FOX, 



hairy, while the ventral edge is decidedly curved, Tte manu- 

 brium is only slightly enlarged at its anterior end. 



Pulex irritans Linnaeus. 



The specimens of this flea from man were collected in Baguio. 

 They do not differ from those of P. irritans found in other parts 

 of the world. 



Table I. — Specimens of Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild examined. 



Host. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Epimys norvegicuB - - 



187 

 2 



259 

 2 



446 

 4 



[Manila. P. I ... 



f June 15. 1911. 

 \ to July 31, 

 I 1911. 



Epimys rattus - - _- 











* These shrews were caught with rats in the same trap. The identifications were made 

 at the United States National Museum. HoUister, This Journal, Sec. D (1912)', 7, 5, gives 

 only two species of this genus from the Philippine Islands viz., P. edwardsiana Trouvesart 

 and P. luzonensis Petefs. 



Table II. — Specimens of Ctenocephalus felis Bouche examined. 



Host. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



Locality. 



Date. 



Homo sapiens.- . _ 



Homo sapiens 



Epimys norvegicus . 



9 

 2 

 1 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 



24 

 1 

 2 

 15 

 10 

 1 

 5 



33 

 3 

 3 

 18 

 13 

 3 

 8 



Baguio. Benguet. P. I. ... 

 Manila, P. I 



May, 1911. 



do 



Canis familiaris- 



-- do 



Felis domestica . _ - . 



Lepus cuniculus 



Floor of house _ 



do 



do 



do . .. . 







Table III. — Specimens of Pulex irritans Linn, examined. 



1 Host. 



Males. 



Females. 



Total. 



Locality. 



Date. 





3 

 10 



8 

 14 



11 

 24 



Baguio, Benguet, P. I 



Manila, P. L 



May, 1911. 

 July, 1912. 



Floor of house 







