Ctenocephalides Explained

Ctenocephalides is a flea genus^[1] in the tribe Archaeopsyllini which includes the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis and the dog flea, C canis. Species and subspecies in the genus infest a wide variety of hosts, including sheep and goats, wild carnivores (such as foxes, civets and jackals), hares, hyraxes, ground squirrels and hedgehogs.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Beaucournu. J.C.. Ménier. K.. Le genre Ctenocephalides Stiles et Collins, 1930 (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae). Parasite. 5. 1. 1998. 3–16. 1252-607X. 10.1051/parasite/1998051003. 9754292. free.
2. International Journal for Parasitology: Volume 49, Issue 5, April 2019, Pages 321-336: Out-of-Africa, human-mediated dispersal of the common cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis: The hitchhiker’s guide to world domination https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020751919300438