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*[[Fleas]]
Also known as: '''''Northern rat flea
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**Affects rodents
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**18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium
|name              = ''Nosopsyllus fasciatus
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              = [[Insecta]]
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = [[Siphonaptera]]
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Ceratophyllidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            = ''Nosopsyllus fasciatus
 
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==Hosts==
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[[Category:Rodents]]
Rats, mice, and humans.
 
 
 
==Identification==
 
''N. fasciatus'' is of the family ''ceratophyllidae''.  It has 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium, but genal ctenidium are absent.  It has an elongated body, with 3-4mm in length.
 
 
 
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
 
 
 
==Life Cycle==
 
The female lays eggs, which quickly hatch and develop into larvae.  The larval stages only occur on the nest, or in the burrow.  There are three larval stages in total.  They then pupate and later develop into mature adults.
 
 
 
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
 
 
 
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==References==
 
 
 
Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) '''Veterinary Parasitology''' ''Blackwell Publishing''
 
 
 
 
 
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[[Category:Rodent Parasites]]
 
 
[[Category:Fleas]]
 
[[Category:Fleas]]
 
[[Category:Expert_Review]]
 

Revision as of 13:16, 5 April 2010

  • Fleas
    • Affects rodents
    • 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium