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Superfamily | 4 subtaxa | 82 images | |||||
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Family | 2 subtaxa | 41 images | |||||
| Superfamily | 1 subtaxa | 15 images | ||||||
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Species | 1 subtaxa | 15 images | |||||
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| Superfamily | 1 subtaxa | 20 images | ||||||
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Species | 1 subtaxa | 20 images | |||||
| Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Avery, R.A. | 1974 | Identification of Animal Parasites | Hulton Group Keys, 182pp, Hulton Educational Publications Ltd. |
| Brinck-Lindroth, G. & Smit, F.G.A.M. | 2007 | The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark | Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 41, 266pp, E. J. Brill / Scandinavian Science Press Ltd. | |
| Séguy, E. | 1944 | *** Insectes Ectoparasites (Mallophages, Anoplures, Siphonaptères) ***(Superseded) | Faune de France, Faune No 43, 684pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel | |
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Smit, F.G.A.M. | 1957 | *** Siphonaptera ***(Superseded) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 1, Part 16, 94pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
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Whitaker, A.P. | 2007 | Fleas (Siphonaptera) | Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 1, Part 16, 2nd edition, 178pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London |
SIPHONAPTERA (fleas) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for SIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 48 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for SIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
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A group of small flattened insects with considerable jumping powers. The adults are obligate parasites of warm-blooded vertebrates.
Most species are restricted to one or a few related host species, or species with similar habits. But (as any cat owner knows) displaced fleas are attracted to any warm-blooded animal, so any species might occasionally be found on an unexpected host.
The worm-like larvae live among detritus in nests. For this reason fleas are restricted to animals that build nests or, at least, return to the same home or burrow - Ungulates (cattle, horses, deer etc) do not have fleas.
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