''C. canis'' is very similar to ''[[Ctenocephalides felis| C.felis]]'', and of the family [[Siphonaptera]]. The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second, and ''C. canis'' has a more rounded head than ''C. felis.''
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''C. canis'' is very similar to ''[[Ctenocephalides felis| C.felis]]'', and of the order [[Siphonaptera]]. The first genal spine is 0.5 times the length of the second, and ''C. canis'' has a more rounded head than ''C. felis.''