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Also known as: '''''Human flea
 
{{Taxobox
 
|name              =''Pulex irritans
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              =[[Insecta]]
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              =[[Siphonaptera]]
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Pulicidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            =
 
}}
 
[[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans''' <br> Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons]]
 
==Hosts==
 
Humans and pigs
 
  
==Identification==
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[[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans (Image sourced from Zsoldos Márton, Wikimedia Commons) ''']]
''P. irritans'' is a flea of the class [[Insecta]]. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia.
 
  
See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
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*Commonly called the 'human flea'
  
==Life Cycle==
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*No combs
The egss are laid in the host faeces.  The eggs then hatch, and undergo three larval stages.  The larvae then pupate before becoming adults.
 
 
 
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].
 
 
 
{{Learning
 
|flashcards = [[Fleas_Flashcards|Flea Flashcards]]
 
|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]
 
|Vetstream = [https://www.vetstream.com/canis/search?s=flea Fleas]
 
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*Head rounded anteriorly
 
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Revision as of 18:56, 17 July 2010

Pulex irritans (Image sourced from Zsoldos Márton, Wikimedia Commons)
  • Commonly called the 'human flea'
  • No combs
  • Head rounded anteriorly