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| + | *Commonly called the 'human flea' |
| − | Also known as: '''''Human flea
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| − | |name =''Pulex irritans
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| − | |class =[[Insecta]]
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| − | |order =[[Siphonaptera]]
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| − | |family = Pulicidae
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| − | [[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans''' <br> Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons]]
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| − | ==Hosts==
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| − | Humans and pigs
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| − | ==Identification==
| + | *No combs |
| − | ''P. irritans'' is a flea of the class [[Insecta]]. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia.
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| − | See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
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| − | ==Life Cycle==
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| − | The egss are laid in the host faeces. The eggs then hatch, and undergo three larval stages. The larvae then pupate before becoming adults.
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| − | See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
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| − | |flashcards = [[Fleas_Flashcards|Flea Flashcards]]
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| − | |literature search =[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?rowId=1&options1=AND&q1=%22Pulex+irritans%22&occuring1=title&rowId=2&options2=AND&q2=&occuring2=freetext&rowId=3&options3=AND&q3=&occuring3=freetext&x=42&y=14&publishedstart=yyyy&publishedend=yyyy&calendarInput=yyyy-mm-dd&la=any&it=any&show=all ''Pulex irritans'' publications]
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| − | |Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=flea Fleas]
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| | + | *Head rounded anteriorly[[Category:Parasites]] |
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