Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Dale, 1878)
(Vole Flea)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesAmalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea)
SpeciesAmalaraeus penicilliger (a flea)
FamilyCERATOPHYLLIDAE (a family of fleas)
SuperfamilyCERATOPHYLLOIDEA (a superfamily of fleas)
OrderSIPHONAPTERA (fleas)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea) :
1: Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea)
28 Mar 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, reared from mouse or vole nest collected on 14th March
Image 1: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 3: Male - terminalia - lateral view - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea)
12 Mar 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
1 female, indoors on dining table
Image 1: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - abdomen - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 4: Female - fore coxa - inner surface - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Female - fore coxa - outer surface - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Female - head and pronotum - lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Female - head and pronotum - lateral view - microscope low magnification (2)Image 8: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 9: Female - labial palp - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Female - lateral view - magnifiedImage 11: Female - spermatheca - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Female - spiracle in T8 - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Female - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 14: Female - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnification (2)Image 15: Female - three setae of ocular row - microscope low magnification

Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Amalaraeus penicilliger ssp mustelae (Vole Flea)
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