- Most common flea on both cats and dogs
- Most important flea in veterinary medicine
- Commonly called the 'cat flea'
- Can bite humans and other animals
- Both genal and pronotal commbs present
- Similar length genal combs
- The first genal spine is 0.75 times the length of the second
- Sloping nose
- 6 notches bearing setae on the dorsal border of the hind tibia