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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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==Life Cycle== | ==Life Cycle== | ||
Revision as of 11:38, 27 July 2010
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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.
References
Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) Veterinary Parasitology Blackwell Publishing