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The Non-Combed Eyed Siphonaptera 
We have a small series of both sexes from Cajuno, Inhambane 
district, S.E. Africa, off Mus spec., August 1906, and from Beira, 
S.E. Africa, off Cricetomys gambianus, February 1907, collected by 
C. H. B. Grant. 
In the tube containing the specimens taken off Cricetomys gam¬ 
bianus there are both this species and L. scopulifer. The two insects, 
therefore, appear to exist side by side and must be regarded as distinct 
species. 
3. Group of species. 
Episternum of metathorax separated from the sterum. Hindfemur not angulate 
(PI. II, fig. 6). Hindcoxa pear-shaped, the hind edge gradually sloping (PI. II, fig. 15), 
the comb on the inside situated near the apex. Apex of pleura of prosternite obtuse. 
Metasternum rotundate in front. First abdominal tergite with one row of bristles. 
The bristle of the metathoraeic sternum situated close to the meral suture. The 
bristles placed posteriorly near the apex of the hindcoxa short and stout. To this 
group belong species No. 15—17. 
(15) Loemopsylla creusae Rothsch. (1904). 
(PI. II, fig. 11 ; IV, fig. 12.) 
Pulex creusae Rothschild (1904 a , p. 608, n. 4, t. 8, fig. 18, t. 9, fig. 25, Deelfontein, 
off Felis caracal ); Baker (1905 a, p. 141). 
A deeply coloured species with short rostrum. 
Head. The rostrum (PI. II, fig. 11) of the i s considerably shorter 
than the maxillary palpus, while in the $ it equals the palpus in length. 
The proportional lengths of the segments of the maxillary palpus are 9,16, 
10, 20 in the </, and 10, 22, 11, 19 in the $. The grooves of insertion 
for the small hairs which are dispersed over the dorsal and lateral surfaces 
of the head appear as very conspicuous pale dots in the dark chitin. 
The occiput bears 3 subapical bristles on each side, besides the one which 
is placed dorsally close to the mesial line, and which is very small in 
the $, the first and second subapical bristles being separated by a 
wide interspace. There is no long bristle above the antennal groove 
between the centre and the ventral subapical bristle, the postmedian 
bristle as well as the one which, in other species, is situated behind the 
base of the antennal groove, being replaced by minute hairs. The first 
antennal segment of the </ bears 3 hairs at the hind edge and 
a transverse row of about 6 near the apex ; in the $ there are 2 hairs 
at the tip of the apical projection. 
