The Kemner Collection of Siphonaptera in the Entomological Museum, Lund, with a Check-List of the Fleas of Sweden by GUNVOR BRIN

The Kemner Collection of Siphonaptera in the

Entomological Museum, Lund, with a Check-List of the

Fleas of Sweden

By GUNVOR BRINCK-LINDROTH and FRANS G. A. M. SMIT Department of Animal Ecology, University of Lund, Sweden British Museum (Natural History), The Zoological Museum, Tring, Herts., U.K.

Introduction Relatively few faunistic and host records relating to the Swedish fleas have so far been The late Professor N. A. Kemner (1887- published (cf. Smit, 1969) and we deem it of 1948) is perhaps best known for his studies on interest to present here a concise list of the 54 termites and termitophiles. It is not common species and subspecies represented in the knowledge, however, that during his term of Kemner collection, with locality and host data; office as Head of the Entomological Depart- a number of these are faunae novae species. ment of Lund's University, i.e. from 1929 till Apart from his own assiduous collecting the year of his death, he also became very efforts, Kemner's material was obtained-as interested in the flea-fauna of Sweden and far as can be ascertained from the label data- apart from collecting himself he stimulated by the following collectors: numerous others, especially his students, to do so. Such was his enthusiasm for these insects 1. Agrell N. Norehn .. . that certain students used to carry a tube with A. Almqvist T. Nyholm fleas freshly collected by them in their pockets, K. Ander A. Olsson only to produce it at the psychological right P. Ardb O. Olsson moment, namely when the professor had A. Bergengren F. Ossiannilsson reason to be displeased-the sight of new P. Brinck T. Palm material used to mollify him instantly. K. Ehnbom E. Persson Unfortunately Kemner never published in G. Fornmark O. Persson extenso the results of his studies of the R. Fange A. Petrini . material of Swedish fleas although he reported D. Gaunitz O. Ringdahl most of the faunae novae species during three E. Hansen-Melander E. C. Rosenberg of the of Lund T. Hansson G. Rudebeck meetings Entomological Society ' in 1934 (eventually published in the Proceed- E. Holmbom E. Sellman ings of the Society in 1946). It may be noted T. Horberg O. Sj6berg here that in G. A. Jakobsson E. . the same year O. Ryberg read two Sjoquist " communications about seven bat-fleas from A. Jansson H. Skoog . Sweden but the specimens on which his reports E. Klefbeck A. Sundholrn were based are apparently no longer available A. Kristoffersson P. O. Svanberg for study. A. Levin O. Svensson The Kemner collection of fleas is preserved T. Ljungbeck Svenska Jagareforbundet in the Entomological Museum of the Zoological H. Lohmander B. Tjeder Institute of the and consists F. Lundberg G. Troedsson University, Lund, ' of 434 preparations and some 900 tubes with A. Lundstrom J. Tornquist innumerable specimens in alcohol. A good deal H. Lundstrom P. Valeur ' of the material had been determined by Pro- R. Malaise E. Velander fessor Kemner but we have checked the Y. Melander A.-L. Wennhagen identity of all specimens, separated fleas from E. Mellblom K. G. Wingstrand other nidicoles in the tubes, rearranged the H. Muchardt L. Wingstrand material per species and made lists of the J. M3hlow E. Wir6n . complete label data. Hj. Nilsson 270

Short notes on hosts and distribution of the Eksta (Stjarnarve), Gtl. 57.I7N 18.12E (81) Eksta Gtl. 18.I2E enumerated species can be found in Smit (Rondarve), 57-17N (81) Sk. 12.57E (5) (zg6g). Eskilstorpsholmarna, 55.2gN Falkoping, Vg. 58.ioN i3.3rE (116) Abbreviations names of of regions Falsterbo, Sk. 55.23N 12.5oE (3) Bl. - Blekinge; Boh. - Bohusldn; Dlr. - Dalarna; Falun (Toxen), Dlr. 60.37N 15.4oE (169) Dlsl. - Dalsland; Gstr. - Gdstrikland; Gtl. - Got- Fliseryd, Sm. 57.o8N 16.I5E (92) land ; Hall. - Halland; Hls. - Hdlsingland; Hrj. - Fors, Jmt. 63.02N 16.38E (184) Hdrjedaten; Jmt. - Jämtland; Lu.lpm. - Lule lapp- Frenninge (Franninge), Sk. 55.43N 13.48E (40) mark ; Ly.lpm. - Lycksele lappmark; Nb. - Norr- Frojel (Ekstaden), Gtl. 57.2oN i8.mE (83) botten ; Nrk. - Narke ; P.lpm. - Pite lappmark; Fulltofta, Sk. 55.53N I3.38E (51) Sdm. - S6dermanland; Sk. - Skane ; Sm. - SmAland; Gessie Sk. . T.lpm. - Torne lappmark; Upl. - Uppland; Vg. - (Gassie), 55.3oN 12.58E (6) Vdsterg6tland; Vrm. - Varmland; Dg. - Osterg6t- Glurnsl6v, Sk. 55.56N I2.48E (59) _ land ; 01. - Roland. _ _ Grankullav,iken, 01. 57.IgN 17.o8E (75) Grimmared, Vg. 57.I5N I2.27E (104) ' . Gullberg (Borensberg), 09. 58.34N I5.I5E (127) List localities of collecting Gysinge, Gstr. 60.I7N 16.53E (175) (The numbers in brackets following the Gallivare, Lu.lpm. 67.o8N 20.42E (193) names of localities in Sweden refer to those Gässlösa (Boras), Vg. 57.43N 12.55E (io6) on the maps, Figs. 1-3.) Goteborg, Vg. 57.43N II.58E (109) Sweden: Hallands Väderö, Sk. 56.26N I2.33E (66) . Abisko, T.lpm. 68.2oN I8.5IE (207) Hamrafjallet, Hrj. 62.35N 12.I3E (181) Adelso, Upl. 5g.22N I7.32E (150) Helsingborg, Sk. 56.03N 12-42E (61) Aktse (Aktsestugorna), Lu.lpm. 67.ogN i8.i8E Holm, Dlsl. 58.42N I2.27E (160) (195) Horndal, Dlr. 6o.I7N 16.2iE (173) Alva, Gtl. 57. z 2N18-23E (78) Hackeberga, Sk. 55.35N I3-25E (25) Annerstad (Skeen), Sm. 56.o2N 13.42E (101) Hbgklint, Gtl. 57.36N i8. z zE (88) Ammarnas, Ly.lpm. 65.58N 16.IOE (188) H66r, Sk. 55.56N 13.33E (49) . Sk. 55.39N 13-05E (g) Arlov, Idre (Langfjallet), Dlr. 61-52N 12.45E (179) . Bara, Sk. 55.35N l3.I2E (18) Ingmarso, Upl. 59.28N 18.45E (136) Bastfotenhojden (Lundsberg), Vrm. 59.3oN 14.07E Jormliden (Jormlien), Jmt. 64.44N I3.58E (187) (154) Jormvattnet, Jmt. 64.43N 14.03E (186) 55.58N i3.2iE (55) Billinge, Sk., ' Jäma (on islet in lake Skramsen), Dlr. 6o.33N Bj6rkliden, T.lpm. 68.25N 18.4oE (208) 14.23E (167) Bjornstorp, Sk. 55.38N 13.25E (26) Bjurfors (Avesta), Dlr. 6o.ogN 16.IOE (171) Kalmarsund, Sm. 56.4oN 16.25E (94) Bokskogen (Bokeberg), Sk. 56.35N 13.ogE (20) Karlsby (Kristberg), 58.35N l5.I3E (126) Sk. Bl. .. Borgeby, 55.45N 13.04E (14) Karlskrona, 56.ioN I5.35E (68) ' Borgholms alvar, C51.56.5iN 16.4oE (72) Karungi, Nb. 66.03N 23.55E (192) Bosjokloster, Sk. 55.54N z33zE (53) Kebnekaise, Lu.lpm. 67.53N 18.4oE (203) Broholm, Vg. 57.58N z3.4gE (zz8) Kim.stad., 58.33N 15.58E (133) '" . By, Dlr. 6o.I3N 16.28E (174) . Kiruna, T.lPm. 67.5iN zo.z3E (204) . .. . Byvalla, Dlr. 60.2IN 16.25E (172) Kisa, 09. 57.59N IS.37E ( I2I) ' Backaskog, Sk. 56.05N 14.20E (43) . Kivik, Sk. 55.4iN 14.14E (38) B6da, 01. 57.I4N 17.o3E (74) Klintehamn, Gtl. 57.24N I8.I2E (84) . ' ' Bokeberg, Sk. 56.35N 13.ogE (20) .. __.. Korsberga, Sm. 57.i8N 15.o6E (97) . " . " Krageholm, Sk. 55.3oN 13.45E (35) ... Dalaro, Sdm. 5g.o8N I8.25E (135) ' ' Krankesjon, Sk. 55.43N I3.27E (30) . 59.46N I7.34E (141) Dalby, Upl. Kristinehamn, Vrm. 59.2oN 14.07E (155) Dio, Sm. 56.38N l4.I3E (gg) Kronoberg, Sm. 56.56N I4.48E (95) _ Ekerum (Hogsrum), 01. 56.47N 16.34E (71) Kvikkjokk, Lu.lpm. 66.57N 17.47E (197)