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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===

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