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Pulex
Pulex
is
a genus
of
fleas
. It comprises six
species
. One is the
human flea
, and the other five are
confined
to the
Nearctic
and
Neotropical regions
.
Species
Encyclopedia
of
Life
lists
seven
species:
Pulex alvarezi
Barrera
,
1955
Pulex echidnophagoides
Pulex irritans
Linnaeus
,
1758
Pulex larimerius
Lewis
et
Grimaldi
,
1997
Pulex porcinus
Jordan
et
Rothschild
,
1923
Pulex simulans
Baker
,
1895
Pulex sinoculus
Traub
,
1950