A synopsis of the fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) parasitizing New World species of Soricidae (Mammalia: Insectivora) Author Morrone, Juan J. Author Acosta, Roxana text Zootaxa 2006 1354 1 30 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.273605 eeb7bd4b-37ed-4366-8557-4661cf7f47b0 1175­5326 273605 H. tahavuana Jordan , 1929 Hystrichopsylla gigas tahavuana Jordan , 1929 : 173 . Hystrichopsylla tahavuana ; Holland , 1949 : 76 . Distribution. USA . Hosts. Blarina brevicauda . Other hosts. Insectivora ( Talpidae ): Condylura cristata and Parascalops breweri . Rodentia : Microtus pennsylvanicus , M. pinetorum , and Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis ( Jellison & Good, 1942 ; Hopkins & Rothschild, 1962 ; Benton & Kelly, 1975 ; Benton, 1980 ; Lewis & Lewis, 1994 ).