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NEWS 56 Department of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011 50, June, 1995; No. 51, December, 1995; No. 52, June, 1996, No. 53, December, Table of Contents 1996; No. 54, June, 1997, 55, January, 1998 and this number. Literature...... 662 Mailing List Changes ...... 668 ❊❄❊❄❊❄❊ Miscellanea...... 660 MISCELLANEA

Flea News (Online) has now been FLEA NEWS is a biannual newsletter assigned the following International devoted to matters involving Standard Serial Number: ISSN 1089- belonging to the Siphonaptera () 7631 and related subjects. It is compiled and distributed free of charge by Robert E. Lewis ❖❏❖❏❖❏❖ in cooperation with the Department of Entomology at Iowa State Dr. Glen Chilton of the Department University, Ames, IA, and a grant in aid of Biology, St. Mary's College, Calg- from Wellmark International. ary, Alberta, T2S 2N5, Canada, rec- Flea News is mainly bibliographic in nature. Many of the sources are abstracting ently called my attention to the journals and title pages and not all citations of North America accounts published have been checked for completeness or jointly by the American Ornithol- accuracy. Additional information will be ogists' Union and the Academy of provided upon written or e-mail request. Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. To Further, recipients are urged to contribute date 320 accounts have been publish- items of interest to the professon for ed and the following titles include inclusion herein. information on fleas: This newsletter is now available in 7. Northern Mockingbird electronic format. The preferred method of 11. Tree Swallow accessing the electronic version is through the 12. House Sparrow WorldWide Web at the following Universal 14. Violet-green Swallow Resource Locator: or through either Gopher or 42. Northern Saw-whet Owl anonymous FTP: in 48. European Starling the "Publications" directory. Electronic 50. Cassin's Auklet versions are available for No. 46, July, 59. Glaucous-winged Gull 1993; No. 47, December, 1993; No. 48, 61. Burrowing Owl July, 1994; No. 49, December, 1994; No. 64. Harris' Sparrow

AUGUST 1998 660 114. Gyrfalcon munication from Dr. Liu Jun, No. 2 124. Herring Gull Shi Xi Road, Huhhot, 010031, China 137. Neotropical Cormorant containing an English abstract of 142. Veery "The of Inner Mongolia" by 149. Liu Jiyou and other authors. The 157. Crested Myna book contains sections dealing with 176. Bobolink The Epidemiology and Natural Foci of 182. Northern Waterthrush Plague; Bacteriology and Serology of 183. White-crowned Sparrow Plague; Hosts and Vectors; and the 184. Red-winged Blackbird History of and Future Prospects for 228. Florida Scrub-jay Plague Control. This publication is 230. Le Conte's Thrasher available from Dr. Liu at the address 257. Manx Shearwater given above. Its price, including 268. Black Phoebe postage, is $50.00 American. 282. Pelagic Cormorant 286. Sky Lark ❋❃❋❃❋❃❋ 287. Purple Martin 288. Chestnut-collared Longspur Also released in December of 1997 316. Northern Wheatear were volumes 11A, B and C (Insecta) More information on this series is of the series "Microscopic Anatomy of available from the Academy of Nat- Invertebrates" edited by F.W. Harri- ural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Frank- son and published by John Wiley & lin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103- Sons, Inc. These volumes contain 1195 scattered references to fleas where appropriate, are sold only as a set, ❋❒❋❒❋❒❋ and cost $675.00 American. Consid- ering that the volumes are so cur- Those of you familiar with the literat- rent, consist of 1520 pages and cover ure on the Siphonaptera are likely almost every imaginable aspect of aware of the only major treatment of anatomy, the price may not be the Siphonaptera of South America to as outrageous as it first appears. be published in English. I am refer- ing to "A classification of the Siphon- ❊▲❊▲❊▲❊ aptera of South America" by Dr. Phyllis Truth Johnson, as Memoir While on the subject of publications, Number 5 of the Entomological Soc- the 1997 winter issue of the Amer- iety of Washington (1957). Dr. John- ican Entomologist, 43(4): 227-245), son recently wrote that she has a contains an interesting article ent- number of copies of this monograph itled "Historical Natural History: that she is willing to give to interested Insects and the Civil War" by Gary L. parties on a first come, first serve Miller. It includes sections on , basis. She may be reached at 4721 'Gallinippers' (mosquitoes), Lice, East Harbor Drive, Friday Harbor, Bees and Wasps and Food-infesting WA 98250 insects, as well as fleas, and the following excerpts are reprinted from ❉❆❉❆❉❆❉ section with permission from the Entomological Society of America. Shortly after sending out Flea News 55 last January I received a com- "The fact that microbes caused "An even more imaginative more deaths than hostile fire is well comrade contended, known to the student of the American A great alarm was heard in the upper part of Civil War. However, much overlook- the regiment; hastening to the spot I enquired ed is the insect role in the transmis- what was the matter. A man was asleep in sion of -causing organisms. his tent and a couple of fleas had taken holt Maladies such as dysentary and mal- on him and carried him half way to the river aria have an important or critical intending drownding [him] while asleep for he had sworn vengence against them (Wiley, component and accounted for trem- 1994)... endous suffering during the war. "As with lice, fleas also became Surrounded by insects such as flies, integrated into soldiering activities. lice, and fleas, both Union and Conf- The lowley flea even found its way ederate soldiers often found them- into a stanza of A. Pender's Goober selves battling more than each other. Peas: This account reveals the influence of I think my song has lasted almost insects on soldiering during the Civil long enough, War... The subject's interesting, but the "Overcrowding and poor rhymes are mighty rough, sanitation during the war provided I wish this war was over, when free excellent conditions for rodent from rags and fleas, populations and their fleas. In We'd kiss our wives and sweethearts addition, camp mascots (e.g. and gobble goober peas!" and cats) and humans could harbor their own . Some soldiers ❊▲❊▲❊▲❊ were besieged by fleas. In 1862, a Mississippian returning from SIPHONAPTERA LITERATURE furlough complained of being preferred for flea attack. 'They hav Since the Traub Memorial issue of the most Eate me up since I came Back Journal of was due her,' he related. 'I was fresh to them some time in July, I decided to wait with this issue until I could include the papers in it so they pitched in' (Wiley, 1994). dealing with fleas. The issue is very well "The abundance of fleas in done and much credit goes to Cluff Hopla some camps resulted in some and Lance Durden who co-edited this amazing stories, and one Confederate number of the Journal. believed fleas could provide additional Although it may not be obvious from entertainment. 'I think there are 50 the titles, citations included here pertain to on my person at this time,' he wrote fleas and the zoonoses associated with them. to his wife, 'but you know they never No particular effort has been made to search did trouble me.' He then added, 'May the medical and veterinary literature and the I have thought of you often while emphasis here is on the , mashing fleas; if you were here you systematics and general biology of the order. could have your own sport' (Wiley, 1994 (List 8) 1994). Another Rebel said, 'they [fleas] collect in companies at knight Anonymous. B.E.N.H.S. Indoor Meeting fall for the purpos of carrying us off... - 11 January 1994. British Journal of though like the Yankees they are Entomology and Natural History 7(3): 102- repulsed by desperate efforts & great 109. (Orchopeas howardi reported from patience' (Wiley, 1994). S.E. London.)

FLEA NEWS 662 1995 (List 6 aptera: ) in the Czech Rep- ublic. Erica (Plzen) 4: 95-101. Suntsov, V.V., Ly Thi Vi Huong & N. I. Suntsova. The role of wild small Saxena, V.K. & T. Verghese. Ecology in the plague foci if Vietnam. Zool- of flea-transmitted zoonotic in ogicheskii Zhurnal 74(9): 119-127. Mamla, Breed District. Current Science 71(10): 800-802. 1996 (List 5) TIAN J.-e. The horizontal pattern of flea Aytug, N.M., A. Kirkpinar, A Isimer communities in a natural focus of plague in & A. Aydin. Determination and compari- Jianchuan. Endemic Bulletin 11(3): son of serum zinc values in healthy dogs and 53-57 dogs with skin lesions. Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi Uludag Üniversitesi 15(1/2/3): 197- TIAN J.-e. The seasonal pattern of the flea 202. community in a natural plague focus in Jian- chuan. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 11(3): 58- Darskaya, N.F., T.V. Krylova & 62. D.A. Surkova. The annual cycle of repro- duction and development in the flea Amalar- WANG G.-l & CAI L.-y. Zoogeo- aeus penicilliger. Ret Info 4(2): 7-9. graphical distribution of new and subspecies of fleas in Qinghai Province. FAN W.-m., WANG Y.-f. & QIAO Endemic Diseases Bulletin 11(4): 44-45. J.-x. Catalogue of animals and fleas in Henan County, Huangnan Prefecture of WANG L., JIN L.-x. & QI Z.-z. Qinghai Province. Endemic Diseases Bull- Checklist of naturally infected etin 11(3): 76-79. with in each natural focus of plague in China. Endemic Diseases Bulletin Gómez, M.S., J. Blasco & J.C. 11(1): 50-53. Beaucournu. Occurrence of intergrades between Odontopsyllus quirosi quirosi and WANG S.-b., BAI Q.-k, LIU J.-y et Odontopsyllus quirosi episcopalis (Insecta: al. The development and formulation of Siphonaptera) in the north-east of Spain. criteria for plague control and their main Parasite 3: 81-84. contents. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 11(1): 73-77. HU X.-l., HE J.-h. YANG Z.-m. et al. Observations on the specificity of Wells, A. (Ed.) Zoological Catalogue of feeding, life span and body weight of Cteno- Australia. Vol. 28. Neuroptera, , phthalmus quadratus. Endemic Diseases , Siphonaptera. CSIRO Publish- Bulletin 11(4): 21-22. ing. Collingwood, Victoria, Australia. 230 pp. ISBN 0-643-05801-X LIAN Y., HE J.-h. ZHAO W.-h. et al. A study on the efficacy of Cteno- ZHANG H.-y., HE J.-h, ZHAO W.- phthalmus quadratus in the of h. et al. The vector efficiency of plague. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 11(1): specialis specialis in transmitting plague. 20-23. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 11(1): 24-26. Medvedev, S.G. Geographical distribu- Zinzindohoue, F., J.B. Guiard- tion of families of fleas (Siphonaptera). Schmid, J.B. la Fottier & R. Parc. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 75(4): 815- Portal triad involvement in cat-scratch 833. disease. Lancet (British edition) 348(9035): 1178-1179. Nemec, F. Observations on the distribu- tion of Amalaraeus penicilliger s.l. (Siphon- 1997 (List 3) Arther, R.G., J. Cunningham, H. western Spain. Entomologist's Monthly Dorn, R. Everett, L.G. Herr & T. Magazine 133(1592-95): 41-48. Hopkins. Efficacy of imidacloprid for removal and control of fleas ( Clark, J.M., D.D. Heath & M. Stank- felis) on dogs. American Journal of iewicz. The ectoparasites of the brushtail Veterinary Research 58(8): 848-850. possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology Azad, A.F., S. Radulovic, J.A. 24(2): 199-204. Higgins, B.H. Noden & J.M. Troyer. Flea-borne : Ecologic consider- Cyprich, D., M. Krumpál & J. Pin- ations. Emerging Infectious Diseases 3: 319- owski. Fleas (Siphonaptera) in the nests 327. of sparrows (Passer domesticus and Passer montanus) in suburban villages of Warsaw Barros-Battesti, D.M. & M. Arzula. (Poland). Oficyna Wydawnicza Instytutu Geographical distribution by biomes of some Ekologii Pan, Dziekanów Lesny 24(97): 23- marsupial Siphonaptera from the state of 35. Paraná, Brazil. Memórias do Instituto Os- waldo Cruz 92(4): 485-486. Davoust, B., M. Boni, D. Branquet, J. Ducos de Lahitte & G. Martet. Beaucournu, J.C., D. Kock & K. Search for three parasitic in Ménier. La souris Mus musculus L., 1758 trapped in Marsielle: Evaluation of the zoo- est-elle l'hote primitif de la puce Leptopsylla notic risk. Bulletin de l'Académie National segnis (Schönherr) (Insecta: Siphonaptera)? de Médecine 181(5): 887-897. Biogeographica 73(1): 1-12. El-Damarany, M. Helminth and arthro- Beaucournu, J.C. & V.V. Sountsov. pod parasites of the sand fox, Vulpes Puces du genre Neopsylla collectées au Viet- ru[e]ppeli (Fissipedia: Carnivora) from nam: Description de N. bana n. sp. (Siphon- Sohag, with a redescription of Platynos- aptera: ). Bulletin de la omum fastosum (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae). Société Entomologique de France 102(3): Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitol- 205-209. ogy 27(3): 755-775. Bergmans, A.M.C., C.M.A. Jong, Foster, A.P., H.A. O'Dair & D.J. G. van Amerongen, C.S. Schot & DeBoer. Allergen-specific IgG antibodies L.M. Schouls. Prevalence of in cats with allergic skin disease. Research in species in domestic cats in The Netherlands. Veterinary Science 63(3): 239-243. Journal of Clinical MIcrobiology 35(9): 2256-2261. Franc, M., M.C. Cadiergues, C. Bar- bieri & G. Strehlau. Pharmacokinetics CAI L.-y, LI C., ZHENG Y. & WU of a new long-acting formulation of lufenur- W.-z. Two new species of on and dose-activity relationship using exper- from the west of China (Siphonaptera: Hystr- imental by Ctenocephalieds felis. ichopsyllidae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and 22(2): 215-218. Therapeutics 20(Supplement): 80-81. Carrió, J., M. Gállego & Ma. S. Friedrich, M. & D. Tautz. Evolution Gómez. Estudio faunístico de los ectopará- and phylogeny of the Diptera: A molecular sitos de micromamíferos del Delta del Llob- phylogenetic analysis using 28S RDNA regat (Barcelona). Boletin de la Asociacion sequences. Systematic Biology 46(4): 674- Española de Entomologica 21(3-4): 237-249. 698. Clark, F. & L.A. Hill. Ectoparasites of Giannetto, S., A. Virga & A. Iori. the house martin, urbica (L.) in New records of (Nosopsyllus) barbarus (Jordan & Rothschild, 1912)

FLEA NEWS 664 (Aphaniptera: Dolichopsyllidae) from Sicily. Pour-on (Bayer) in the treatment of ear Morphology at scanning electron microscopy in rabbits. Zycie Weterynaryjne of N. (N.) barbarus and N. (N.) fasciatus 72(11): 440. (Bose D'Antic, 1800). Parassitologia (Roma) 39(1): 29-32. King, J.M. Anemia caused by flea infestation in a cat. Veterinary Medicine GONG Z.-d. & FENG X.-g. A new 92(8): 692. species of from Yunnan Provi- nce, China (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllid- Kumar, K., S. Jamil-ur-Rahman, ae). Acta Entomologica Sinica 40(1): 79-81. S.K. Sharma, K.S. Gill, R. Katyal, R. Kaur, T.G. Thomas & K. Baruda. GONG Z.-d. & FENG X.-g. A new Entomological and rodent surveillance in species of Palaeopsylla and a description of plague-suspected areas during September, the male of Palaeopsylla nushanensis from 1994 and thereafter. Japanese Journal of Mt. Cangshan, Yunnan, China (Siphonatera: Medical Science & Biology 50(3): 97-111. ) Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 22(2): 209-214. Lebreux, B., L. Maynard & G. Wackowiez. Evaluation of the efficacy of Grundlach, J.L., A.B. Sadzikowski, a diazinon and pyriproxyfen collar in the M. Murcha, B. Sledzinski & A. Poc- treatment and control of flea infestations in hodyla. Efficacy and safety of Ektifo [bro- cats. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology mophos derivative] produced by Biowet Put- and Therapeutics 20 (Supplement): 157-158. awy in the treatment of flea infestations in dogs. Magazyn Weterynaryjny 6(2): 143- LEI C.-x & DONG X.-q. Study of the 144. natural plague foci in Yunnan Province. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 12(2): 37-49. Gurfield, N., H.J. Boulouis, B. Ch- omel, R. Heller, W. Kasten, K. LI Z.-l & ZHANG Y.-x. Analysis of Yama-moto & Y Piemont. Epidemiol- the yearly dynamics of the relations between ogy of Bartonella infection in domestic body flea index and the population of Citellus French cats. Epidémiologie et Santé Animale dauricus. Acta Entomologica Sinica 40(2): 31/32: 04.-03.-1-04.03-3. 166-170. Harvey, R.G., E.J. Penaliggon & P. LeQuesne, L. Tenopa - a new high per- Gautier. Prospective study comparing formance residual for the control with dichlorvos/fenitrothion and of insect pests. International menthoprene/pyrethrins in control of flea-bite Control 39(5): 165-167. hypersensitivity in cats. Veterinary Record 141(24): 628-629. LIU J.-y. A new species of Chaetopsylla Kohaut, 1903, from Hubei Province, China Hinkle, N.C., M.K. Rust & D.A. (Siphonaptera: Vermipsyllidae) Acta Entom- Reierson. Biorational approaches to flea ologica Sinica 40(1): 82-85. (Siphonaptera: ) suppression: Present and future. Journal of Agricultural Medvedev, S.G. & A. Yu. Polkanov. Entomology 14(3): 309-321. On the flea fauna of the family Ischnopsyll- idae (Siphonaptera) in Central Asia and Kaz- HU X.-l., HE J.-h., YANG Z.-m, et akhstan. Parazitologiya 31(1): 13-23. al. Observations on the specificity of blood- sucking, life span and body weight in Neo- Ménier, K., T. Lejeune, F. Plé & specialis specialis. Endemic Diseases J.C. Beaucournu. Infestation massive de Bulletin 12(1): 25-27. veaux par la puce Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché, 1835) (Insecta: Siphonaptera) dans Kamionkowski, M., E. Kamionkow- la Jura (France). Revue de Médicine ska & Z. Nagóorski. Efficacy of Sebacil Véterinaire 148(7): 619-620. Miklisová, D. & M. Stanko. Negative Tripet, F. & H. Richner. The coevolu- binomial distribution as a model for fleas on tionary potential of a 'generalist' parasite, the small rodents. Biológia (Bratislava) 52(2): hen flea gallinae. Parasitology 647-652. 115(4): 419-427. Miller, G.L. Historical Natural History: Wall, R., S.E. Shaw & J. Penalig- Insects and the Civil War. American gon. The prevalence of flea species on cats Entomologist 43(4): 227-245. and dogs in Ireland. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 11: 404-406. Opavsky, M.A. Cat scratch disease: The story continues. Canadian Journal of Infect- YE R.-y, ZHANG J.-t., ZHANG Z.- ious Diseases 8(1): 43-49. j.& CHEN X.-r. Interspecific hybridiza- tion of fleas and its systematic significance. PENG H.-b, LIN G.-l, SUN T.-h., (1) Neopsylla terature [ sic.] x Neopsylla et al. Epidemiological investigation of siboi. Acta Parasitologica and Medical Ent- plague in rats in Simo city, Yunnan Province, omology Sinica 4(4): 164-169. in 1995. Endemic Diseases Bulletin 12(1): 51-52. YE R.-y, ZHANG J.-t., ZHANG Z.- j., CHEN X.-r. & YU X. Interspecific Poulin, R. Species richness of parasite hybridization of fleas and its systematic signi- assemblages: Evolution and patterns. Annual ficance. (2) Neopsylla siboi x Neopsylla Review of Ecology and Systematics 28: 341- pleskei orientalis. Acta Parasitologica and 358. Medical Entomology Sinica 4(4): 218-222. QI Y.-m & HE J.-h. Morphological des- Yeruham, I., S. Rosen & S. Perl. An cription of the of Frontopsylla spadix apparent flea-allergy in kids and spadix and a comparison with the larvae of lambs. Journal of Veterinary Medicine. three species or subspecies of Frontopsylla Series A. 44(7): 391-397. (Siphonaptera: ). Acta Ento- mologica Sinica 40(4): 388-392. ZHANG H.-j., MIAO W.-y & ZHANG J.-t. Studies on the toxicity of Rivera, P., E. Lugo, S. Valle, M. Trebon to cheopis. Chinese López, P. Espinoza, M. Delgado & Journal of Vector Biology and Control 8(3): D. López. Entomological studies during 198-200. the outbreak of leptospirosis in Achuapa, León, Nicaragua. Revista Nicaragüense de 1998 (List 1) Entomología 40: 7-12. Beaucournu, J.C., J.M. Reynes & Rutledge, L.C., R.K. Gupta & Z.A. J.C. Vié. Fleas in French Guiana (Insecta: Mehr. Evolution of repellent tolerences in Siphonaptera). Journal of Medical Entomol- representative arthropods. Journal of the ogy 35(1): 3-10. American Control Association 13(4): 329-334. Beaucournu, J.C. & K. Ménier. Le genre Ctenocephalides Stiles et Collins, 1930 Song, M.D. An update on flea control. (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Parasite 5: 3-16. Vet-erinary Medicine 1997 (Supplement): 27-32. Beaucournu, J.C. & V.V. Sountsov. Un nouveau de la région Suntsov, V.V., Ly Thi Vi Huong, orientale (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) N.I. Suntsova & N.G. Gratz. Plague Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de foci in Viet Nam: zoological and parasitolog- France 103(1): 33-35. ical aspects. Bulletin of the World Health Organization 75(2): 117-123.

FLEA NEWS 666 Benton, A.H. Hybridization in North Am- Acropsylla Rothschild, 1911 (Siphonaptera: erican fleas of the genus Ceratophyllus Leptopsyllidae) with notes on certain fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae). Journal of from Thailand. Journal of Medical Entom- Medical Entomology 35(4): 433-434. ology 35(4): 390-395. Bossard, R.L., N.C. Hinkle & M.K. Hinkle, N.C., P.G. Koehler & R.S. Rust. Review of insecticide resistance in cat Patterson. Host grooming efficacy for fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Journal of regulation of (Siphonaptera: Medical Entomology 35(4): 415-422. Pulicidae) populations. Journal of Medical Entomology 35(4): 266-269. Bouchard, S. Chaerephon pumilus. Mammalian Species 574: 1-6. Hopla, C.E. & L.A. Durden. In mem- orium: Robert Traub. Journal of Medical CHIU S.-y., FEI C.-y. & CHANG Entomology 35(4): 345. H.-h. Microscopic views of environmental items with structures: (II) Life cycle of an Kollars, T.M., Jr., L.A. Durden & ectoparasitic flea in artificial culture. Asia J.H. Oliver. Fleas and lice parasitizing Seasonal Report on Environmental Micro- in Missouri. Journal of Vector biology 6(3): 59-66. Ecology (1997) 22(2): 125-132. Durden, L.A. & R.G. Robbins. Krasnov, B., G. Shenbrot, I. Khok- Robert Traub (1916-1996): A bibliography. hlova, S. Medvedev & V. Vatsche- Journal of Medical Entomology 35(4): 354- nok. dependence of a parasite-host 361. relationship: Flea (Siphonaptera) assemb- lages in two gerbil species of the Negev Durden, L.A., R.G. Robbins, A.F. Desert. Journal of Medical Entomology Azad, C.E. Hopla, P.T. Johnson & 35(4):303-313. M. Rothschild. Robert Traub (1916- 1996. Journal of Medical Entomology Larivière, S. & L.R. Walton. Lutra 35(4):346-353. canadensis. Mammalian Species 587: 1-8. Haas, G.E. & N. Wilson. Polygenis Lewis, R.E. Résumé of the Siphonaptera martinezbaezi (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyll- of the world Journal of Medical Entomology idae) reared from a rodent nest found in the 35(4): 377-389. Peloncillo Mountains of southwestern New Mexico. Journal of Medical Entomology Lewis, R.E. A new species of Orchopeas 35(4):431-432. Jordan, 1933 from the midwestern United States (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae). Jour- Hastriter, M.W., H.J. Egoscue & R. nal of Medical Entomology 35(4): 399-403. Traub. A description of the male of Jordan- opsylla allredi Traub & Tipton, 1951, and LI K.-c. & R. Traub. Description of characterization of tribes with Anomiopsyl- Songshupsylla, a new subgenus of Macro- linae (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae). stylophora (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of with a discussion of its species groups. Jou- Washington 100(1): 141-146. rnal of Medical Entomology 35(4): 396-398. Hastritter, M.W. & R. Guerrero. A Lindsay, L.R. & T.D. Galloway. review of the flea genus Hormopsylla Reproductive status of four species of fleas (Siphonaptera: ). Proceed- (Insecta: Siphonaptera) on Richardson's ings of the Entomological Society of Wash- ground squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae) in ington 100(2): 247-251. Manitoba, Canada. Journal of Medical Ent- omology 35(4): 423-430. Hastritter, M.W., P. Tanskul & K.J. Linthicum. Systematic review of the genus Little, W.E., M.J. Patrick & M.R. It should be understood that all Russian and Gannon. Ectoparasite associations of Chinese citations listed here are in Russian from central Pennsylvania. Abstract 178. or Chinese, although they may have summ- 78th Annual Meeting of the American Society aries or abstracts in English or some other of Mammalogist's. 6-10 June 1998. Virg- language. Additional information is avail- inia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. able upon request (including e-mail) and recipients are urged to report citations of Noden, B.H., S. Radulovic, J.A. articles on Siphonaptera, particularly those Higgins & A.F. Azad. Molecular ident- published in rare sources or those in jour- ification of typhi and R. felis in co- nals peripheral to the field of Entomology. infected Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology ❊❍❊❍❊❍❊ 35(4): 410-414. MAILING LIST CHANGES Pilgrim, R.L.C. Larvae of the genus Notiopsylla (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) Prof. Pedro S. Castillo Carrillo with a key to their identification. Journal of Universidad Nacional de Tumbes Medical Entomology 35(4): 362-376. Apartado Postal 108 Tumbes, PERU Rose, R.W. & R.K. Rose. Bettongia gaimardi. Mammalian Species 584: 1-6. Mr. Paul Cooney Rothschild, M. Bob Traub: An avid col- 16351 Glenmore lector and generous collaborator. Journal of Redford MI 48240 Medical Entomology 35(4): 614-615. Dr. Vladimir Cerny Steele, M.A. Tamiasciurus hudsonicus. Zeleny pruh 41 Mammalian Species 586: 1-9. 147 00 Praha 4, Braník CZECH REPUBLIC Vaughan, J.A., R.E. Thomas, G.M. Silver, N. Wisnewski & A.F. Azad. Mr. L. R. Fiske Quantitation of cat immunoglobulin in the N-5102 Alversund of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Puli- NORWAY cidae) after feeding on blood. Journal of Medical Entomology 35(4): 404-409. S. Giannetto Cattedra di Parassitologia Veterinaria Whiting, M.F. Phylogenetic position of University di Messina the Strepsiptera: Review of molecular and Messina, ITALY morphological evidence. International Jour- nal of and Embryology Prof. D. E. Jacobs 27(1): 53-60. The Royal Veterinary College North Mymms, Hatfield Whiting, M.F. Long-branch distraction Herts AL9 7TA, UK and the Strepsiptera. Systematic Biology 47(1): 134-138. Dr. Victor J. V. Parks 2233 Argentia Road, Suite 200 East Tower YE R.-y., ZHANG Z.-j., [Mrs.] Mississauga, ONTARIO L5N 2X7 Rosewan, ZHANG J.-t. & YU X. Interspecific hybridization of fleas and its Mr. Dylan W. 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