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NEW FAMILY Ceratophyllidae
Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

NEW FAMILY Ceratophyllidae
Story County, Iowa, USA
Size: 2 mm
I reach into my bark-filled terrarium to grab a fly... I pull my hand out and notice this guy. I keyed this with Borror & Delong's to the subfamily Ceratophyllinae (112 spp.)... the largest subfamily, parasitizing rodents... this is the best I could do with my lil point-n-shoot

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Contributed by Joe, Entomologist (in training) on 14 April, 2007 - 8:29pm
Last updated 15 April, 2007 - 6:32am

Congratulations, Joe!
Moved from Fleas.
… Jim McClarin, 15 April, 2007 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

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