Ctenophthalmus
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| Ctenophthalmus | |
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| Ctenophthalmus agyrtes through a microscope | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ctenophthalmidae |
| Subfamily: | Ctenophthalminae |
| Tribe: | Ctenophthalmini |
| Genus: | Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 1856[1] |
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| Synonyms[citation needed] | |
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Ctenophthalmus is a genus of fleas in the family Hystrichopsyllidae.
Multiple species in this genus are responsible for transmission of Yersinia pestis in Russia and north Asia.[4]