Ctenophthalmus nobilis (Rothschild, 1898)
Rodent Flea, A Rodent Flea
Ctenophthalmus nobilis(Rothschild, 1898) - Rodent Flea, A Rodent Flea, Female - lateral view - cleared specimen - magnified

Image 0016: Female - lateral view - cleared specimen - magnified (2)

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Specimen prep Cleared in alkali
Equipment used Canon EOS10D dSLR and Meiji microscope with x2.5 projection eye-piece. DPI defaulting to 72.
Microscope Objective 2" obj
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P479
Found as Female imago
Date 12 Jul 2003
OS grid ref SU56
Lat/Lon 51° 20' N, 1° 10' W
Location Berks, VC22, England
Voucher 12 Jul 2003[D]
Record summary Female, in rat's nest in compost heap
Associated organism in nest of Rattus norvegicus
Return to Record page Ctenophthalmus nobilis on 12 Jul 2003 at SU56 in Berks
Return to Taxon page Ctenophthalmus nobilis
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