Rabbit flea - Rabbit flea

Japanese: アナウサギノミ - あなうさぎのみ
Rabbit flea - Rabbit flea

The blood-feeding physiology of the flea is unique to that of the European rabbit flea, whose mating and egg-laying cycles coincide with the host's reproductive cycle, and are governed by gonadotropic and steroid hormones secreted from the pituitary gland in the host's blood.
[Life History]
Complete metamorphosis: egg → larva → pupa → adult.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the European rabbit flea is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…排泄物はしばしば未消化の血液成分を含み,幼虫の餌として利用される。ノミの吸血生理でもっとも特異なものはヨーロッパアナウサギに寄生するアナウサギノミで,交尾,産卵は宿主の繁殖周期と一致するが,それは宿主の血液中に含まれる脳下垂体から分泌される性腺刺激ホルモンならびにステロイド系ホルモンによって支配される。
[生活史]
 完全変態で卵→幼虫→さなぎ→成虫となる。…

※「アナウサギノミ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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