These specimen are Squirrel Fleas. A Squirrel Flea is a parasite commonly found on squirrels. The specimens measure between 0.3 cm and 0.2 cm x 0.1 cm.
- Catalog Number:
- 405585
- Object/Specimen Description:
- Specimen Count:
- 2
- Collector:
- T. Bowman
- Precise Locality:
Wheaton Woods, in House Wren nest
- Locality:
- US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)
- Sex:
- Male; Female
- Preparation Type:
- Slide
- Collecting Date:
- Nov 1955
- Collecting Locality:
- North America, United States, Maryland, Montgomery County
- Upper Level Taxonomy:
- Animalia, Insecta, Pterygota, Siphonaptera, Ceratophyllidae