Ceratophyllus garei Rothschild, 1902

Ceratophyllus garei Rothschild, 1902: 225.

Records in Baltic States: Estonia (Pototski 1990b; Pototski et al. 1993), Latvia (Grinbergs 1960; 1961a; 1961d), Lithuania (Podėnaitė 1979).

Hosts: A. flavicollis (LV), A. amphibius (LV), M. arvalis (EE).

European distribution: Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1969; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977b; Beaucournu 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Walter 2000).

Notes: Typical parasites of birds (Lewis 1975) but can also parasitise small mammals (Vashchonok 1996).