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The Genus Ixodes 
9s from ferret, Mustela putorius, Histon, 13. in. 1911, C. Warburton 
coll.; (N. 2724) o from otter, Lutra vulgaris, Cambridge, G. B. Hony 
coll., 27. n. 1914; (N. 3108) 9 from weasel, Mustela vulgaris, Swavesey, 
11. x. 1913, G. B. Hony coll.; (N. 1385) 9 os Zs from ferrets, Mustela 
putorius, Chatteris, 18. xi. 1911, A.Parkinson coll. W.Sussex; (N.3182) 
9 from dog (?), Fryern, near Pulborough, 28. yii. 1915, E. King. Kent: 
(N. 3119) O from stoat, Mustela erminea, Fairkill, Tonbridge, xn. 1914, 
P. A. Buxton coll. Somerset: (N. 1239) 9 from polecat, Mustela 
putorius, 2. hi. 1911, W. Farren coll. Warwickshire: (N. 2327-2331) 
9s Os from stoats, ferrets and rat, Little Packington, viii. 1913, R. Cornish 
coll. Wales: (N. 2164) 9 Os /_s from ferret, Mustela putorius, White 
House Farm, Gresford, near Wrexham, Denbighshire, 19. v. 1913, 
Miss G. D. Hay; (N. 2733) o from fox, Llanrhystyd, Cardiganshire, 
hi. 1914, Prof. C. S. Walton coll, and (N. 3209) 1 d apparently attached 
to the ear of a badger, Meles taxus, brought from Llanrhystyd, vi? 
1915, to Messrs Hutchins, taxidermists (communicated by C. S. W. 
This is the first recorded instance of the occurrence of the d upon a host). 
(N. 1916 = Zool. Soc. 34) from polecat, M. putorius, St Clears, Car¬ 
marthenshire, 9. x. 1912. France: (Brumpt 19) 9 from hedgehog, near 
Paris, ca. 1910, M. Bessin coll. Germany: (Berlin 188a) 9 from young 
fox, Nauen, no date recorded, Geheimrat Cohn coll. Switzerland: 
(N. 1700 = Valerio 2236) 9 from hedgehog, Lausanne, 1908, Prof. Galli- 
Valerio coll. Portugal*.: (N. 1591) 9, host and place not stated, received 
iv. 1912 from Dr C. Franga, Lisbon. Serbia*: 1 9 from bullock, Nish, 
vi. 1915, J. E. M. Mellor coll. N. America: British Columbia*: (N. 
1378) 9 from iveasel, Mt Lehman, 27. i. 1911, Dr S. Hadwen coll. 
New Brunswick*: (N. 1504) 9 from cat, 19. xn. 1911, J. Birrel coll., 
gift of Hon. N. C. Rothschild. 
Ixodes hexagonus var. cookei (Packard 1869). Previously recorded from 
N. America (U.S.A.: Maine, Texas, Colorado, District of Columbia, 
Iowa; Ontario, Canada) [Ticks, n. 184). Add: N. America: British 
Columbia*: (N. 2776) 9 from dog, Mt Lehman, 4. v. 1914, Dr S. Hadwen 
coll. California*: (N. 2048) 9 from Putorius xanthogenys, San Francisco, 
1. ix. 1909, M. B. Mitzmain coll. (N. 2047, 2049, 2054) d ? Os 9s from 
P. xanthogenys, San Mateo County, 7, 14 and 20. ix. 1909 respectively, 
M. B. Mitzmain coll.; (Mitzmain 10) o from Callospermophilus ( Citellus) 
chrysodeirus, Sonoma County, x. 1909 and (Mitzmain 11) o from 
Mephitis occidentalis, San Francisco, 2. ix. 1909, M. B. Mitzmain coll. 
Central America: (Berlin 147) O from weasel, Arctogale costaricensis 
Goldm., Irazu, Costa Rica*, 2800 m., O. Garlepp coll. 
