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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Pulicinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Pulicidae

Scientific name
  
Pulex

Higher classification
  
Pulicidae

Order
  
Flea

Pulex Pulex Wikipedia

Similar
  
Human flea, Flea, Insect, Ctenocephalides, Oriental rat flea

Pulex brass squeegee


Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises six species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and the other five are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical regions.

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Pulex Pulex

Pulex irritans


Species

Encyclopedia of Life lists seven species:


  • 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

    • Pulex Pulex irritans GeorgiaBeforePeople

    Pulex Pulex

    References

    Pulex Wikipedia
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