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Siphonaptera (Fleas)

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Small, apterous, laterally compressed insects whose adults are ectoparasites of warm-blooded animals. Eyes absent, 2 ocelli usually present: antennae short and stout, reposing in grooves: mouthparts modified for piercing and sucking, maxillary and labial palpi present. Thoracic segments free: coxae very large, tarsi 5-segmented. Larvae elongate, eruciform and apodous. Pupae exarate, adecticous, enclosed in cocoons.

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    O. W. Richards M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S. (Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Applied Entomology) & R. G. Davies M.Sc. (Reader in Entomology)

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Richards, O.W., Davies, R.G. (1977). Siphonaptera (Fleas). In: Imms’ General Textbook of Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0472-4_26

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