Pulex

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.

Species

Encyclopedia of Life lists seven species:

• Pulex alvarezi <small>Barrera, 1955</small>
• Pulex echidnophagoides <small>(Wagner, 1933)</small>
• Pulex irritans <small>Linnaeus, 1758</small>
• Pulex larimerius <small>Lewis et Grimaldi, 1997</small>
• Pulex porcinus <small>Jordan et Rothschild, 1923</small>
• Pulex simulans <small>Baker, 1895</small>
• Pulex sinoculus <small>Traub, 1950</small>

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