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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
The adults ar dark-brown, and have fascicles and laciniae adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood.
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The adults ar dark-brown, and have fascicles and laciniae adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood.  They have large legs, containing resilin, adapted for jumping, and are laterally flattened, so they can easily move through the hair of the hosts.
    
*Most important flea in veterinary medicine
 
*Most important flea in veterinary medicine
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