A LIST OF BRITISH FLEAS AND THEIR HOSTS A list of the British Fleas (Siphonaptera) revised to March 1913: | Names | Usual Hosts | | Pulex, L. | | P. irritans | Man, Badger | | Xenopsylla, Glink. | | X. cheopis, Rothsch. | Rat | | ArchÆopsylla, Dampf | | A. erinacei, BouchÉ | Hedgehog | | Ctenocephalus, Kolen | | C. canis, Curt. | Dog | | C. felis, BouchÉ | Cat | | Spilopsyllus, Baker | | S. cuniculi, Dale | Rabbit | | Ornithopsylla, Rothsch. | | O. lÆtitiÆ, Rothsch. | Puffin and Manx shearwater (Scilly Is. only) | | Ceratophyllus, Kolen | | C. fasciatus, Bosc. | Rat | | C. londiniensis, Rothsch. | House-mouse, Rat | | C. sciurorum, Schrk. | Squirrel, Dormouse | | C. melis, Wlk. | Badger | | C. mustelÆ, Wagner | Bank-vole and Field-mice | | C. penicilliger, Grube | Bank-vole and Field-mice | | C. walkeri, Rothsch. | Stoats, Voles, and Field-mice | | C. gallinÆ, Schrk. | Chickens and many birds | | C. fringillÆ, Wlk. | Sparrow | | C. garei, Rothsch. | Many birds | | C. rusticus, Wagner | House-martin | | C. farreni, Rothsch. | House-martin | | C. hirundinis, Curt. | House-martin | | C. columbÆ, Gerv. | Pigeon | | C. styx, Rothsch. | Sand-martin | | C. gallinulÆ, Dale | Many birds: especially freshwater breeders | | C. vagabundus, Bokeman | Nests of Sea-fowl | | C. borealis, Rothsch. | Gannet and Rock-pipit | | C. rothschildi, Waterst. | House-martin | | Ctenophthalmus, Kolen | | C. agyrtes, Heller | Field-mice and Voles | | C. agyrtes nobilis, Rothsch. | Water-rat | | C. bisoctodentatus, Kolen | Mole | | Doratopsylla, Jord. and Rothsch. | | D. dasycnemus, Rothsch. | Shrew | | Rhadinopsylla, Jord. and Rothsch. | | R. pentacanthus, Rothsch. | Weasel | | R. isacanthus, Rothsch. | Bank-vole | | PalÆopsylla, Wagner | | P. sorecis, Dale | Shrew | | P. minor, Dale | Mole | | P. kohauti, Dampf | Mole | | Leptopsylla, Rothsch. | | L. musculi, Duges | Mouse | | L. spectabilis, Rothsch. | Bank-vole | | Typhloceras, Wagner | | T. poppei, Wagner | Long-tailed Field-mouse | | Hystrichopsylla, Taschb. | | H. talpÆ, Curt. | Mole | | Ischnopsylla, Westw. | | I. elongatus, Curt. | Noctule Bat | | I. intermedius, Rothsch. | Serotine Bat | | I. simplex, Rothsch. | Natterer’s Bat | | I. octactenus, Kolen | Pipistrelle Bat | | I. hexactenus, Kolen | Long-eared Bat | | Nycteridopsylla, Oudemans | | N. longiceps, Rothsch. | Pipistrelle Bat | | N. eusarca major, Rothsch. | Noctule Bat |
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