Adult - dorsal surface - microscope low magnification - white background

Description:

Longitude (deg): -1.2. Latitude (deg): 51.4. Longitude (deg/min): 1° 10' W. Latitude (deg/min): 51° 20' N. Vice county name: Berks. Vice county no.: 22. Country: England. Stage: Imago. Associated species: Rattus norvegicus. Identified by: Malcolm Storey. Comment: "Adults and nymphs on dead young brown rat, with Rat Fleas (Nosophyllus fasciatus) and the tick, Ixodes trianguliceps". Category: microscope photograph. Image scaling: microscope low magnification. Background: white background. Photo date: 4 Dec 2017. Where photo was taken: On a microscope slide. Orientation: "Left, or facing to left". Photographic equipment used: Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.