M. abantis (Rothschild, 1915)

Ceratophyllus abantis Rothschild, 1915a: 164 . Megabothris abantis; Jordan, 1933a: 77.

Megabothris adversus Wagner, 1936a: 654 .

Distribution. Canada and USA.

Hosts. Sorex palustris . Other hosts. Carnivora: Mustela sp. Rodentia: Clethrionomys gapperi, Microtus longicaudus, M. montanus, M. oregoni, M. pennsylvanicus, M. richardsoni, M. townsendii, Peromyscus sp., Synaptomys sp., and Zapus sp. (Traub et al., 1983; Beneski, Jr. & Stinson, 1987).