NEW FAMILY Ceratophyllidae

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Copyright © 2007 Joe, Entomologist (in training)

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 19 November, 2009 - 3:10pm

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