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Also known as: '''''Dog flea
 
  
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[[Image: Dog flea.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Dog Flea - Luis Fernández García - Wikimedia Commons]]
|name              = ''Ctenocephalides canis
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              =  [[:Category:Insecta|Insecta]]
 
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|order              = [[Siphonaptera]]
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Pulicidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            = ''Ctenocephalides canis
 
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[[Image:Ctenocephalides canis.jpg|200px|thumb|right|''Ctenocephalides canis'' <br> Luis Fernández García 2007, Wikimedia Commons]]
 
  
 
==Hosts==
 
==Hosts==
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==Identification==
 
==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.''  
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''C. canis'' is very similar to ''[[Ctenocephalides felis| C.felis]]''.  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==
 
==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.
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Again, very similar to ''C. felis.'' The eggs are produced soon after arrival on the host.  The 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.
 
Under suitable conditions, the complete life cycle can take as little as 3 weeks.
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*Host specific
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*Both genal and pronotal commbs present
  
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
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*Irregular length genal spines
  
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*The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second
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*Rounded nose
  
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[[Category:Dog]]
[[Category:Dog Parasites]]
 
 
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[[Category:Fleas]]
 
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Revision as of 12:44, 19 July 2010



Dog Flea - Luis Fernández García - Wikimedia Commons

Hosts

Dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, foxes and humans

Identification

C. canis is very similar to C.felis. The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second, and C. canis has a more rounded head than C. felis.

Life Cycle

Again, very similar to C. felis. The eggs are produced soon after arrival on the host. The 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.

  • Host specific
  • Both genal and pronotal commbs present
  • Irregular length genal spines
  • The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second
  • Rounded nose