Pulex Explained

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

Notes and References

1. A molecular phylogeny of fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): origins and host associations . Michael F. Whiting . Alison S. Whiting . Michael W. Hastriter . Katharina Dittmar . . 24 . 2008 . 1–31 . 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2008.00211.x.
2. Web site: Pulex . Encyclopedia of Life . 8 March 2015.