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Also known as: '''''Dog flea
{{Taxobox
|name = ''Ctenocephalides canis
|kingdom =
|phylum =
|class = [[:Category:Insecta|Insecta]]
|sub-class =
|order = [[Siphonaptera]]
|super-family =
|family = Pulicidae
|sub-family =
|genus =
|species = ''Ctenocephalides canis
}}
[[Image:Ctenocephalides canis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''Ctenocephalides canis'' <br> Luis Fernández García 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
==Hosts==
Dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, foxes and humans
==Identification==
''C. canis'' is very similar to ''[[Ctenocephalides felis| C.felis]]'', and of the order [[Siphonaptera]]. The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second, and ''C. canis'' has a more rounded head than ''C. felis.''
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
==Life Cycle==
Again, very similar to ''C. felis.'' The eggs are produced soon after arrival on the host. They then hatch into larvae, which undergo two moults before entering the pupae stage. The pupae may remain dormant for a year or longer, and are stimulated to hatch by mechanical stimuli such as vibrations.
Under suitable conditions, the complete life cycle can take as little as 3 weeks.
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
{{Learning
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|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=flea Fleas]
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