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The Genus Meringis Jordan 



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Meringis Jordan, 1937, Novitates Zool. 40: 268; Meringis Jordan, 1937, Novit- 

 ates Zool. 40: 332. Type, Meringis parkeri (Jordan) (by designation of 

 Jordan, 1937). 



Jordan described -Meringis in 1937 without type designation, but 

 later the same year validated the genus by designating a type. 



Genal comb consisting of 2 spines, 1 of which overlaps the other. Eyes vesti- 

 gial. Labial palpus 5-segmented, reaching to three-fourths the length of the 

 fore coxa. Pronotum with comb. Anterior abdominal tergal plates without 

 apical spines. Three antepygidial bristles usually present on a side. Coxa III 

 with a row of spinelets on inner surface. Fifth tarsal segment of each leg 

 with 4 pairs of lateral plantar bristles and a basal, submedian, ventral pair. 

 Posterior process of sternal plate IX armed apically with 1 to several stout, 

 spinelike setae which are heavily pigmented. 



This genus includes six species. 



Meringis arachis (Jordan) 



Phalacropsijlla arachis Jordan, 1929, Novitates Zool. 35: 38, pi. 2, fig. 27. 

 Meringis arachis Jordan, 1937, Novitates Zool. 40: 2GS. 



Type host. — Dipodomys spectabilis (Merr.) (kangaroo rat). 



Type locality — McCleary's Ranch, 30 miles southeast of Tucson, 

 Ariz. 



Range. — Known only from Arizona. 



The original description of this species is accompanied by an illus- 

 tration of the male terminalia. 



Meringis cummingi (C. Fox) 



Phalacropsylla cummingi C. Fox, 1926. Pan-Pacific Ent. 2: 182, figs. 1-2. 

 Meringis cummingi Jordan, 1937, Novitates Zool. 40 : 268. 



Type host. — Dipodomys agilis (Gam.) (kangaroo rat). 



Type locality. — Los Angeles, Calif. 



Range. — Known only from California. 



The original description of this species was based upon a single 

 male, now in the United States National Museum collection, and is 

 accompanied by illustrations of the male head and terminalia. The 

 female has not been described. 



Meringis dipodomys Kohls 



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 Meringis dipodomys Kohls, 1938, U. S. Pub. Health Serv. Rpts. 53 : 1219, figs. 6-7. 



Type host. — Dipodomys sp. (kangaroo rat). 

 Type locality. — Imperial County, Calif. 

 Range. — Known only from California. 



The original description of this species is accompanied by illustra- 

 tions of the male and female terminalia. 



Meringis hubbardi Kohls 



Meringis huolardi Kohls, 1938, TJ. S. Pub. Health Serv. Rpts. 53 : 1217, figs. 1-3. 



Type host. — Sylyilagm sp. (cottontail rabbit). 

 Type locality. — Mayfield, Idaho. 



