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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 = |
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| + | [[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans''' <br> Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons]] |
| + | ==Hosts== |
| + | Humans and pigs |
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− | *No combs
| + | ==Identification== |
| + | ''P. irritans'' is a flea of the class [[Insecta]]. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia. |
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− | *Head rounded anteriorly[[Category:Parasites]]
| + | See [[Flea Structure|general flea structure]]. |
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| + | ==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. |
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| + | See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]]. |
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| + | {{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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| + | [[Category:Fleas]] |