Difference between revisions of "Nosopsyllus fasciatus"

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Also known as:

Northern rat flea.

Scientific Classification

Class	Insecta
Order	Siphonaptera
Family	Ceratophyllidae

Hosts

Rats, mice, and humans.

Identification

N. fasciatus has 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium, but genal ctenidium are absent. It has an elongated body, with 3-4mm in length.

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 general flea life cycle.

References

Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) Veterinary Parasitology Blackwell Publishing

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