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Smit, F. G. A. M.: Ergebnisse der zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei 292. Siphonaptera II

Ergebnisse der zoologischen Forschungen von Dr. Z. Kaszab in der Mongolei 292. Siphonaptera II. By F. G. A. M. SMIT, London Notes on the Siphonaptera collected by Dr. Z. KASZAB during his first three expeditions to Mongolia (1903-1905) were published under number 76 of this series of contributions (SMIT. 1966). The data for the 148 specimens collected during the following three expeditions (1966-1968) are given in the present paper. Of the 10 species or subspecies found, the following five had not been collected during the first three expeditions : Ceralophyllus vagabund us insularis ROTHSCHILD, Citellophilus tesquorum altaicus (IOFF), Malaraeus aff. dissimilis JORDAN, Neopsylla abagaitui IOFF and N. mana WAGNER. Quite incidentally Dr. KASZAB collected during his six expeditions in Mongolia in all 320 specimens of 24 species or subspecies of Siphonaptera. Although the taxa mentioned below had already been recorded from Mongolia, the new data are of value as they add to our scant knowledge of the flea fauna of that large country. Some general notes concerning those taxa can be found in SMIT I960 and 1967. The species are listed here under the collecting localities ; their serial numbers agree with those published by Dr. KASZAB in his locality lists (KASZAB, Z., Folia Ent. Hung., Ser. Nov., 19, 1966 : 569-620; 21, 1968 : 1-44, 389-444). Subsequently the 16 taxa found in the material are enumerated together with the serial numbers of the collecting localities. Lists are appended of fleas and literature additional to the lists published in SMIT, 1967. last of collecting localities (The letter in brackets following the capital letter or Dr. KASZAB'S collecting number refers to the one with which the locality is marked on the map, Fig. 1). No. A (i) — Cagan davaa, Chanuj gol, 1800-2000 m., Archangai aimak, 19. VI. I960, from Citellus undulatus: Il O Gitellophilus tesquorum sungaris (JORDAN). No. B (p) — Sumber, N. E. of Cojr (200 km S. E. of Ulaan Baator), Dundgobi aimak, 18. VI. 1908, from Microtus brand ti: 1 ^2 O Frontopsglla hetera WAGNER, 18 rf 41 Ç Neopsqlla pleskei orientális IOFF & ARGYROPULO. No. 497 (m) - Bogdo ul, 12 km S. E. of Ulaan Baator, 1950 m., Central aimak, 4. VI. 1900, in a Malaise trap placed in a forest clearing: 1 9 Megahothris rectangidatus (WAHLGREN) . No. 520a (k) — S. E. of Bajancogt (Bayan Tsogto, 50 km W. of Ulaan Baator), 1600 m., Central aimak, 11. VI. 1966, from Sorex sp., caught in one of 5 ethylenglycol ground-traps in southward-facing mountain steppe: 8 rf Corrodopsglla birulai (IOFF). No. 538 (j) — 8 km W. of Urdtamir somon, 1620 m., Changaj mts, Archangaj aimak, 19. VI. 1966, from Microtus gregalis and M. brandti, caught in some of 16 ethylenglycol ground-traps in dry mountain steppe and in a small ravine: 1 9 Ctenophgllus hirticrus