Difference between revisions of "Ctenocephalides canis"
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*Commonly called the 'dog flea' | *Commonly called the 'dog flea' | ||
| + | ==Hosts== | ||
| + | Dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, foxes and humans | ||
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ''C. canis'' is very similar to ''[[Ctenocephalides felis| C.felis]]'' | ||
*Host specific | *Host specific | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 19 July 2010
- Less common than Ctenocephalides felis
- Commonly called the 'dog flea'
Hosts
Dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, foxes and humans
Identification
C. canis is very similar to C.felis
- 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