Robert Matheson

Notes on a Small Collection of Bat Ecto-Parasites

During the summer of 1927 Mr W. J. Hamilton, a student in the Department of Entomology, Cornell University, collected biological material in parts of Cuba, Panama, and Costa Rica. He brought two small vials of parasites taken from bats. Though the collection contained only 24 specimens yet it is of interest on account of the rarity of some of the species. It is, therefore, thought worth while to offer the following brief notes on the species taken.