Difference between revisions of "Pulex irritans"

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Also known as: Human flea

Pulex irritans
Class	Insecta
Order	Siphonaptera
Family	Pulicidae

Pulex irritans
Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons

Hosts

Humans and pigs

Identification

P. irritans is a flea of the class Insecta. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia.

See general flea structure.

Life Cycle

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 general flea life cycle.

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-*Commonly called the 'human flea'
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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
-*No combs
+==Identification==
+''P. irritans'' is a flea of the class [[Insecta]]. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia.
+See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]].
+==Life Cycle==
+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]
+}}
+{{OpenPages}}
-*Head rounded anteriorly
 [[Category:Fleas]]
-[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]