APPENDIX B

A LIST OF BRITISH FLEAS AND THEIR HOSTS

A list of the British Fleas (Siphonaptera) revised to March 1913:

NamesUsual Hosts
Pulex, L.
P. irritansMan, Badger
Xenopsylla, Glink.
X. cheopis, Rothsch.Rat
Archæopsylla, Dampf
A. erinacei, BouchéHedgehog
Ctenocephalus, Kolen
C. canis, Curt.Dog
C. felis, BouchéCat
Spilopsyllus, Baker
S. cuniculi, DaleRabbit
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, WagnerBank-vole and Field-mice
C. penicilliger, GrubeBank-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, WagnerHouse-martin
C. farreni, Rothsch.House-martin
C. hirundinis, Curt.House-martin
C. columbæ, Gerv.Pigeon
C. styx, Rothsch.Sand-martin
C. gallinulæ, DaleMany birds: especially freshwater breeders
C. vagabundus, BokemanNests of Sea-fowl
C. borealis, Rothsch.Gannet and Rock-pipit
C. rothschildi, Waterst.House-martin
Ctenophthalmus, Kolen
C. agyrtes, HellerField-mice and Voles
C. agyrtes nobilis, Rothsch.Water-rat
C. bisoctodentatus, KolenMole
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, DaleShrew
P. minor, DaleMole
P. kohauti, DampfMole
Leptopsylla, Rothsch.
L. musculi, DugesMouse
L. spectabilis, Rothsch.Bank-vole
Typhloceras, Wagner
T. poppei, WagnerLong-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, KolenPipistrelle Bat
I. hexactenus, KolenLong-eared Bat
Nycteridopsylla, Oudemans
N. longiceps, Rothsch.Pipistrelle Bat
N. eusarca major, Rothsch.Noctule Bat

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