Abstract
Eight new species of fleas belonging to the genus Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & Koidsumi, 1909 are described from various small mammal hosts from Nepal. P. acanthus , n. sp. is a common parasite of Rattus and Alticola species. P. digitatus , n. sp. also is known from hosts of these genera, but is much less common. A fairly common parasite of Rattus, Mus and Alticola species is P. hollandi , n. sp. The remaining 5 species all come from the Tibetan mountain desert of Mustang District. These are P. magnificus , n. sp. from Apodemus and Alticola, P. mustangensis , n. sp. from Rattus and Mus, P. oribatus , n. sp. from Apodemus and Ochotona, P. paraphaeopis , n. sp. from Rattus and P. spinosus , n. sp., also from Rattus . The usefulness of some of the characters used in taxonomic discrimination is discussed, and a key to the 26 known members of the genus is provided. A 9th species, P. custodis Jordan, 1932, is again reported from Nepal.
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