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Revision as of 13:14, 26 July 2010



Also known as: Northern rat flea.

Scientific Classification

Class Insecta
Order Siphonaptera
Family Ceratophyllidae

Hosts

Rats, mice, and humans.

Identification

N. fasciatus has 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium, but genal ctenidium are absent. It has an elongated body, with 3-4mm in length.

Life Cycle

The female lays eggs, which quickly hatch and develop into larvae. The larval stages only occur on the nest, or in the burrow. There are three larval stages in total. They then pupate and later develop into mature adults.

References

Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) Veterinary Parasitology Blackwell Publishing