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Revision as of 14:25, 29 July 2010


Also known as: Northern rat flea
Nosopsyllus fasciatus
Class Insecta
Order Siphonaptera
Family Ceratophyllidae
Species Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Hosts

Rats, mice, and humans.

Identification

N. fasciatus is of the family ceratophyllidae. It has 18-20 spines in pronotal ctenidium, but genal ctenidium are absent. It has an elongated body, with 3-4mm in length.

See general flea structure.

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.

See general flea life cycle.

References

Taylor, M.A, Coop, R.L., Wall,R.L. (2007) Veterinary Parasitology Blackwell Publishing