Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Bouché, 1835)
(Cat Flea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesCtenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea)
SpeciesCtenocephalides felis (Cat Flea)
FamilyPULICIDAE (a family of fleas)
SuperfamilyPULICOIDEA (a superfamily of fleas)
OrderSIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea) :
1: Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea)
2 Aug 1996 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 fleas on bitch
Image 1: Lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Lateral view - magnified - grey background (2)Image 3: Lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Lateral view - magnified - pale background (2)Image 5: Cleared specimen - foreparts - magnifiedImage 6: Cleared specimen - head - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Cleared specimen - head - microscope low magnification (2)Image 8: Cleared specimen - hind coxa - microscope low magnificationImage 9: Cleared specimen - hind coxa - microscope low magnification (2)Image 10: Cleared specimen - hind coxa - microscope low magnification (3)Image 11: Cleared specimen - spermatheca - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Cleared specimen - spermatheca - microscope low magnification (2)Image 13: Cleared specimen - spiracle on T8 - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Cleared specimen - terminalia - microscope low magnificationImage 15: Cleared specimen - terminalia - microscope low magnification (2)Image 16: Whole animal - side view - cleared specimen - magnifiedImage 17: Whole animal - side view - cleared specimen - magnified (2)Image 18: Whole animal - side view - cleared specimen - magnified (3)
2: Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea)
12 Jan 1975 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in bed (we had a cat)
Image 1: Lateral view - magnifiedImage 2: Lateral view - magnified (2)

Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ctenocephalides felis ssp felis (Cat Flea)
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