Supplemental notes on the studies of Japanese fleas. Part (2) : Morphological observations on the differences between Echidnophaga gallinacea (Westwood, 1875) and Echidnophaga murina (Tiraboshi, 1903), : with collecting records of E. murina in Japan

Abstract

Morphological differences between E. gallinacea (specimens from Kenya) and E. murina were studied. The result was summarized in Table 1. Collecting records of E. murina from rats in Japan were described. "E. gallinacea" has been believed to be common on rats in southwestern part of Japan, but the writer has the opinion that the species recorded as E. gallinacea in this country may be corrected as E. murina.