R. fraterna (Baker, 1895)

Typhlopsylla fraterna Baker, 1895: 189 .

Ctenophthalmus fraternus; Baker, 1904: 420. Neopsylla hamiltoni Dunn & Parker, 1923: 2770 . Rectofrontia fraterna; Jordan, 1937: 270.

Rhadinopsylla fraterna; Smit, 1957: 57.

Distribution. Canada, USA, and Mexico.

Hosts. Sorex cinereus . Other hosts. Carnivora: Mustela frenata longicauda . Lagomorpha: Ochotona princeps . Rodentia: Cynomys leucurus, Microtus pennsylvanicus drummondii, Neotoma mexicana, Peromyscus maniculatus, P. melanotis, Spermophilus colombianus, S. richardsoni, and Thomomys sp. (Hopkins & Rothschild, 1962; Morales & Llorente, 1986; Whitaker, 2004).