Difference between revisions of "Spilopsyllus cuniculi"
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**Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing lots of faeces | **Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing lots of faeces | ||
**After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs | **After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs | ||
| − | **The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest | + | **The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest |
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[[Category:Fleas]] | [[Category:Fleas]] | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 5 April 2010
- Commonly called the 'rabbit flea'
- Both genal and pronotal combs present
- Genal comb obviously oblique
- Behaviour synchronised with the reproductive cycle of the rabbit
- Adults spend most of their time off the host taking occasional blood feeds
- Shortly before the doe gives birth the adult fleas attach to the ears of the rabbit and feed producing lots of faeces
- After parturition the adult fleas move onto the kittens where they feed, mate and lay eggs
- The new adult fleas emerge from the pupa before the kittens leave the nest