Not a Cat Flea Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA April 7, 2010
According to Borror, Triplehorn, and Johnson, this is in the subfamily Anomiopsyllinae, but I'm not confident that I didn't choose an incorrect couplet at some point. Anybody here good with identifying fleas? The labial palps are a bit difficult to make out in the photo - they appear to extend to the front trochanters. They were found feeding upon humans, and I'm trying to determine what the original host was (or perhaps still is).
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Ted Snyder on 7 April, 2010 - 11:13am Last updated 7 April, 2010 - 8:39pm |