Morphology

MORPHOLOGY - FOWL FLEA

Head

  • Absence of genal combs
  • Angulate fron.
  • Strongly developed mandible with recurved teeth, which helps them to hold on to the host

Thorax

  • Foreshortened thoracic segments- the thoracic segments are telescoped into one another and are ill developed
  • Legs are not very powerful
  • Absence of pronotal combs

Abdomen

  • As in general characters

Echidnophaga flea
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