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| Pulex irritans (human flea) | |
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| Subfamily: | Pulicinae |
| Genus: | Pulex Linnaeus, 1758 |
Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises seven species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and five of the others are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.[1]
Species
Encyclopedia of Life lists the seven species:[2]
- Pulex alvarezi Barrera, 1955
- Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner, 1933)
- Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
- Pulex larimerius Lewis et Grimaldi, 1997
- Pulex porcinus Jordan et Rothschild, 1923
- Pulex simulans Baker, 1895
- Pulex sinoculus Traub, 1950
References
- ^ Michael F. Whiting; Alison S. Whiting; Michael W. Hastriter; Katharina Dittmar (2008). "A molecular phylogeny of fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): origins and host associations" (PDF). Cladistics. 24: 1–31. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00211.x.
- ^ "Pulex". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 March 2015.