N. fasciatus (Bosc d´Antic, 1801)

Pulex fasciatus Bosc d´Antic, 1801: 156.

Ceratophyllus fasciatus; Wagner, 1898: 559. Ceratophyllus californicus Baker, 1904: 387 . Ceratophyllus oculatus Baker, 1904: 387 . Ceratophyllus canadensis Baker, 1904: 388 . Nosopsyllus fasciatus; Jordan, 1933a: 76. Neopsylla fasciata; Spencer, 1936: 14.

Distribution. Cosmopolitan (Lewis, 1998).

Hosts. Crocidura sp. and Sorex sp. Other hosts. Carnivora: Martes sp., Mustela frenata, and Vulpes fulva . Didelphimorphia: Didelphis virginiana . Insectivora ( Erinaceidae): Erinaceus sp. Rodentia: Apodemus sp., Glaucomys sp., Micromys sp., Microtus pennsylvanicus, Otomys sp., Peromyscus maniculatus labecula, Rattus norvegicus, Sciurus sp., Spalax sp., Spermophilus sp., and Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Holland, 1949; Rapp Jr. & Gates, 1957; Benton & Kelly, 1975; Benton, 1980; Traub et al., 1983; Morales & Llorente, 1986).