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Also known as: '''''Sticktight flea — Hen flea
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{{Taxobox
|name = ''Echisnophaga gallinacea
|name = ''Echidnophaga gallinacea
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|kingdom =
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|phylum =
|sub-family =
|sub-family =
|genus =
|genus =
|species = ''Echisnophaga gallinacea
|species = ''Echidnophaga gallinacea
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==Hosts==
==Hosts==
Poultry
Poultry
==Identification==
==Identification==
''E. gallinacea'' are of the family ''Pulicidae, and have no genal or pronotal ctenida. It is a small burrowing flea, at around 2mm in length.
''E. gallinacea'' are of the family Pulicidae, and have no genal or pronotal ctenida. It is a small burrowing flea, at around 2mm in length.
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
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[[Category:Poultry Parasites]]
[[Category:Avian Parasites]]
[[Category:Fleas]]
[[Category:Fleas]]