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[[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans''' <br> Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Pulex irritans.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Pulex irritans''' <br> Zsoldos Márton 2004, Wikimedia Commons]]
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===Scientific Classification===
{{Taxobox
|name =''Pulex irritans
|kingdom =
| Class
|phylum =
| Insecta
|class =[[Insecta]]
|-
|sub-class =
| Order
|order =[[Siphonaptera]]
| Siphonaptera
|super-family =
|-
|family = Pulicidae
| Family
|sub-family =
| Pulcidae
|genus =
|species =
}}
==Hosts==
Humans and pigs.
==Identification==
''P. irritans is a flea of the class [[Insecta]]. There are no genal, or pronotal ctenidia.
==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]].
See [[Flea Life Cycle|general flea life cycle]].