AuthorWhitaker, A.P.
Year2007
TitleFleas (Siphonaptera)
ISBN978 0 90154 685 2
SeriesHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the British species known at the time
SourceHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, 1, Part 16, 2nd edition, 178pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
IllustrationsLine drawings accompany the text
Review (by Malcolm Storey)Well illustrated keys to species, followed by species accounts. Each species acount includes line-drawings of parts important for identification, and is followed by a (sometimes long) list of host records grouped by modern county.
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationSpecimens need to be macerated in KOH and cleared to see internal structures
Website urlwww.royensoc.co.uk/publications/index.htm

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identificationCurrentSIPHONAPTERAfleasAnimalia
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