Pulex
Genus of fleas
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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]
| Pulex | |
|---|---|
| |
| Pulex irritans (human flea) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae |
| Subfamily: | Pulicinae |
| Genus: | Pulex Linnaeus, 1758 |
Species
Encyclopedia of Life lists 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
