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'''[[Pulex irritans|''Pulex irritans'']]
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'''[[Spilopsyllus cuniculi|''Spilopsyllus cuniculi'']]
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===''Spilopsyllus cuniculi''===
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*Commonly called the 'rabbit flea'
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*Both genal and pronotal combs present
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*Genal comb obviously oblique
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*Behaviour synchronised with the reproductive cycle of the rabbit
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**Adults spend most of their time off the host taking occasional blood feeds
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**Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing lots of faeces
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**After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs
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**The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest
===Other important flea species===
===Other important flea species===
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