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Fleas

Flea Anatomy & Terms

1. Genal and Pronotal combs present .......... Ctenocephalides sp.
2. Genal and Pronotal combs absent .......... Go to: 3 & 4

3. Head rounded .......... Pulex irritans
4. Head blunt and flat anteriorly .......... Echidnophaga gallinacea

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