Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Bosc, 1800)
(Rat Flea, A Rat Flea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea)
FamilyCERATOPHYLLIDAE (a family of fleas)
SuperfamilyCERATOPHYLLOIDEA (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 Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea) :
1: Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea)
28 Sep 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
8 fleas (5 females, 3 males) on dead young brown rat, with Ixodes trianguliceps and lice
Image 1: Female - head and pronotoum - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 3: Female - spermatheca - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Female - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea)
12 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 females and 1 male from debris in rat’s nest in compost heap
Image 1: Female - foreparts - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 5: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (3)Image 6: Female - hind coxa and femur - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 10: Female - lateral view - magnified - white background (3)Image 11: Female - metanotum - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Female - spiracular fossa - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Female - tail end - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 14: Female - tail end - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 15: Female - tail end - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (3)Image 16: Female - thoracic segments - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 17: Male - abdomen - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 19: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 20: Male - hind coxa - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 21: Male - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 22: Male - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 23: Male - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 24: Male - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - white background (2)Image 25: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 26: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)

Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Rat Flea, A Rat Flea)
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