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Range. — Known only from British Columbia. 

 The original description of this species is accompanied by illus- 

 trations of the male and female terminalia. 



Nearctopsylla jordani Hubbard 



Nearctopsytta jordani Hubbard, 1940, Pacific Univ. Bui. 37 (1) : [o~\, 9 figs. 



Type host. — Scapamcs tovmsendii (Bach.) (Townsend's mole). 



Type locality. — Forest Grove, Oreg. 



Range. — ''Probably that of the Townsend mole, which is west of the 

 Cascade Mountains in Oregon and Washington." (Hubbard, in the 

 original description.) 



The original description of this species is accompanied by illustra- 

 tions of the head and terminalia of the male and female. 



The Genus Corypsylla C. Fox 



(Fig. 8, A) 



Corypsylla C. Fox, 190S, Eut. News 19 : 452. Monotypic. Type, Corypsylla 

 ornata C. Fox. 



Head rounded in front. Genal comb consisting of 6 spatula te spines, unequal 

 in length. Eyes absent. Labial palpus consisting of 5 segments, the terminal 

 segment tapering distally. Pronotum with a comb of spines, exhibiting marked 

 sexual dimorphism, several of the most ventral spines in the female being 

 pale and fused together for most of their length. Mesopleuron not divided 

 by a pleural ridge. Metanotum fused with metepi sternum. Each abdominal 

 tergal plate, except VII. with a heavy, transverse Lncrassation which bears 

 several heavily pigmented spines. Antepygidial bristles present. Coxa III 

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

 with 4 pairs of lateral plantar bristles. 



This genus includes but two species, both being Nearctic. 



Corypsylla jordani Hubbard 

 Corypsylla jordani Hubbard, 1940, Pacific Univ. Bui. 37 (1) : [9], 7 figs. 



Type host. — Nest of Peromyscus maniculatus rubidus (Osg.) 

 (white-footed mouse). 



Type locality. — Gaston, Oreg. 



The original description of this species is accompanied by illustra- 

 tions of the male and female heads and terminalia which show the 

 points in which this species differs from Corypsylla ornata C. Fox, 

 to which it is closely allied. 



Corypsylla ornata C. Fox 



(Fig. 8, A) 

 Corypsylla ornatus C. Fox, 1908, Ent. News 19: 452, 2 figs. 



Type host. — "Scapanus calif amicus" (mole). 



Type locality. — San Francisco. Calif. 



Range. — Western part of the United States. 



The original description of this species is accompanied by illustra- 

 tions of the male head and terminalia. Hubbard (30) has published 

 further illustrations, which include a figure of the female terminalia. 



