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MONSTER HUNTER'S GUIDE TO: VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
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Ctenocephalides​ sp.

Ctenocephalides canis

(aka., Dog Flea)

​Distinguishing Features: Genal comb and pronotal comb;  Genal comb of ≥5 spines;  Eyes present;  Head length <2x head height;  Spine 1 of genal comb distinctly shorter than spine 2 (1)
Ctenocephalides canis male (aka., dog flea)
Ctenocephalides canis female (aka., dog flea)

Ctenocephalides felis

(aka., Cat Flea)

​Distinguishing Features: Genal comb and pronotal comb;  Genal comb of ≥5 spines;  Eyes present;  Head length ≥2x head height;  Spine 1 and spine 2 of genal comb approximately equal in length (1)
Ctenocephalides felis (aka., cat flea)
Ctenocephalides felis (aka., cat flea)
Ctenocephalides felis (aka., cat flea)
Ctenocephalides felis (aka., cat flea)
Ctenocephalides felis (aka., cat flea), Genal comb, Pronotal comb
Ctenocephalides felis male
Ctenocephalides felis male
Ctenocephalides felis male

Sources:
(1) Zajac, Anne M., and Gary A. Conboy. Veterinary Clinical Parasitology. 8th ed., Wiley Blackwell, 2013.

© Lance Wheeler, 2018–2019

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