THE FLEAS OF NORTH AMERICA 79 



Epitedia wenmanni (Rothschild) 



(Fig. 8, B) 



Ctenophthalmus wenmanni Rothschild, 1904, Novitates Zool. 11: 642, pi. 14, 



figs. 75, 77. 79. 

 Neopsylla similis Chapin. 1919, Brooklyn Ent. Soc. Bui. 14: 58. 

 Epitedia wenmanni Jordan, 1938, Novitates Zool. 41: 124. 



Cotype hosts. — Peromyscus leacopus (Raf.) (white-footed mouse) 

 and Neotom-a cinerea (Ord) (wood rat). 



Type locality. — British Columbia. 



Range. — Eastern part of the United States and Canada. 



This species has recently been redescribed and illustrated by I. Fox 

 {25. pp. 96 and 183) . It is the most common species of its genus in the 

 Eastern States. 



The Genus Actenophthalmus C. Fox 



(Fig. 10, D) 



Actenophthalmus C. Fox, 1925, Ent. News 3G : 121. Monotypic. Type, Cten- 

 ophthalmus heiseri McCoy. 



Frontal notch small, not acuminate. Genal comb consisting of 5 spines, of 

 which the uppermost is separated from the rest of the spines. Eyes vestigial. 

 Labial palpus 5-segmented. Coxa III with a row or patch of spinelets on 

 inner surface. Fifth tarsal segment of all legs armed with 6 pairs of lateral 

 plantar bristles. Pronotal comb present. Females with 2 antepygklial bristles 

 on a side. 



The members of this genus superficially resemble, those of Recto- 

 front la but may be immediately distinguished from them by the 

 presence of six pairs of lateral plantar bristles on the fifth tarsal 

 segments of all the legs. 



This genus includes but one species. 



Actenophthalmus heiseri (McCoy) 



(Fig. 10, B) 



Ctenophthalmus heiseri McCoy. 1911. Ent. News 22 : 445. 2 figs. 

 Actenophthalmus heiseri C. Fox, 1925, Ent. News 36-: 121. 



Type host. — Unknown. 



Type locality. — Mojave, Calif. 



Range. — Known only from type locality. 



This species is based upon a single female, and no further record 

 of its occurrence has been made known. The original description 

 is thoroughly illustrated. 



The Genus Micropsylla Dunn 



(Fig. 9, E) 



Micropsylla Dunn, 1923, U. S. Pub. Health Serv. Rpts. 3b : 2767. Monotypic. 

 Type, (Micropsylla peromyscus Dunn) = M. sectilis (Jordan). 



Frontal tubercle acuminate. Head without a fronto-epicranial groove. Genal 

 comb consisting of 4 spines, of which the first is short and broad while the 

 others are longer and more slender. Eyes absent. Labial palpus 5-segmented. 

 Pronotum with a comb. Upper sclerotized ridge separating metepisternum 

 from metanotum lacking, the former structure being fused with the latter. 

 Antepygidial bristles present, at least in female. Coxa III with a patch of 

 spinelets on inner surface. Fifth tarsal segment of each leg with 4 pairs of 

 lateral plantar bristles. Tail of receptaculum seminis short, not well separated 

 from head. 



