Szekessy Vilmos (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 55. (Budapest 1963)
Smit, F. G. A. M.: The zoological results of Gy. Topál's collectings in South Argentina 4. Siphonaptera
the zoological results of gy. tota l's collectings : siphonaptera 425 360 m.; 15 2$, 6—19. VIII, 360 m. ; from Akodon olivaceus brachiotis or Akodon longipilis suffusus: 1 3, 14—19. VI, 360 m.; from Oryzomys longicaudatus philippii or Akodon olivaceus brachiotis: 1 3 1 $, 5— 11. VIII, 360 m.; from Oryzomys longicaudatus philippii or Akodon olivaceus brachiotis or Akodon longipilis suffusus: 1 3, 7 — 9. IV, 480 m. It was a great pleasure to see a fine series of this really fascinating flea of which only four specimens (2 3 2 $) had hitherto been collected (in the neighbourhood of San Carlos de Bariloche, ex Akodon varius neocenus, Akodon sp. and Euneomys dabbenei). As is shown in the original description, the development of the pronotal ctenidium is bizarre — this structure was, as is usual, depicted by JORDAN from a lateral view; the dorsal view of the pronotum is shown here in Fig. 4. JORDAN (1953: 180) remarked that „The dorsal area [of the pronotum] is drawn out into a long process which reaches to the end of the mesonotum and bears a comb, the spines of which project downwards. " Actually, as can be seen from Fig. 4, the spines are projecting more sideways Mg. 4. Barrerupsylla excelsu JORDAN. Dorsal view of pronotum of a male specimen. and not so strongly downwards as is apparent in a microscopic preparation in which the whole flea is considerably more flattened laterally than is the case in the natural state. The specimen from which Fig. 4 was drawn is mounted without the application of any pressure, either laterally or dorso-ventrally . Plocopsylla wolffsohni (ROTHSCHILD. 1909) From Oryzomys longicaudatus philippii: 1 3, 12 13. VI, 360 m.; from Akodon olivaceus brachiotis: 1 3, 13. VI. 360 m. ; 1 $, 15-16. VIII. 380 m. ; from Akodon longipilis suffusus: 1 3 1 $, 18. VI, 360 m. ; 7 3 7 ?, 6—19. VIII, 360 m. ; 3 3 2 $, 5. IX, 300 m. ; from Akodon olivaceus brachiotis or Akodon longipilis suffusus: 4 $ 12. VI, 360 m. ; 2 3 1 ?, 14—19. VI, 360 m. ; from Oryzomys longicaudatus f)hilippii or Akodon olivaceus brachiotis: 1 3, 5 — 11. VIII, 360 m. ; from Oryzomys longicaudatus philippii or Akodon olivaceus brachiotis or Akodon longipilis suffusus: 1 $, 7-—9, IV, 480 m. ; from Rattus norvegicus: 2 $, 10. VIII. 380 m.; from the nest of an undetermined rodent: 1 $, 10. VI, 700 m.
