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==Identification==
 
==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.
 
''N. fasciatus'' has 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium, but genal ctenidium are absent.  It has an elongated body, with 3-4mm in length.
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See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
  
 
==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==

Revision as of 11:38, 27 July 2010



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.

See 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 general flea life cycle.

References

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