Pulex

Pulex
	Pulex irritans (human flea)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	Pulicidae
Subfamily:	Pulicinae
Genus:	Pulex ; Linnaeus, 1758

Last updated February 15, 2025

Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises seven species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and five of the others are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.^[1]

Species

Encyclopedia of Life lists seven species:^[2]

Pulex alvarezi Barrera, 1955
Pulex echidnophagoides (Wagner, 1933)
Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex larimerius Lewis et Grimaldi, 1997
Pulex porcinus Jordan et Rothschild, 1923
Pulex simulans Baker, 1895
Pulex sinoculus Traub, 1950

References

↑ Michael F. Whiting; Alison S. Whiting; Michael W. Hastriter; Katharina Dittmar (2008). "A molecular phylogeny of fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): origins and host associations" (PDF). Cladistics . 24 (5): 1–31. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00211.x.
↑ "Pulex". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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[1] Michael F. Whiting; Alison S. Whiting; Michael W. Hastriter; Katharina Dittmar (2008). "A molecular phylogeny of fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): origins and host associations" (PDF). Cladistics . 24 (5): 1–31. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00211.x.

[2] "Pulex". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

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Pulex

Pulex irritans (human flea)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	Pulicidae
Subfamily:	Pulicinae
Genus:	Pulex Linnaeus, 1758