title: Fleas (Siphonaptera) Infesting Small Mammals From The Western Oriental Region.
abstract: Nine species of fleas representing 4 families were collected in 1972 form 14 species of small mammals: 2 hedgehogs, 1 shrew, 2 bats, 8 rodents and 1 mongoose. Most specimens were from 7 localities in Karachi District. Xenopsylla astis accounted for 78% of the 404 fleas collected. Collection data, especially flea-mammal associations and locality records, are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA.
authors.forename: Glenn E.
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: Dan W.
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Walton