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Pulex irritans Linnaeus 1758

Description

Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758

NHM. Sweden—Uppsala. Mammalia—Primates—Hominidae— Homo sapiens. Cosmopolitan. Argentina: Buenos Aires: Ajó (General Lavalle), Bahía Blanca, Bonifacio, Cañada Mariano, La Plata, Los Yngleses. Catamarca: Chumbicha. Córdoba: Santa Eufemia. Chubut: Lago Epuyén. Formosa. La Rioja: Between Olta and Santa Rita de Catuna. Mendoza: Las Catitas, La Paz, Los Molles, Malargṻe, San Rafael. Neuquén: Laguna del Rio Limay. Río Negro: Pilcaniyeu. Salta: El Quebrachal, Pica de Salta, Orán (Isla de Cañas). San Luis: Quines, San Luis. Santiago del Estero. Tucumán: Tucumán in a yard of a house. Mammalia—Artiodactyla— Mazama americana, Mazama gouazoupira. Didelphimorphia—Didelphidae— Didelphis albiventris, Didelphis aurita, Didelphis sp. Carnivora— Canidae— Canis familiaris, Lycalopex griseus, Lycalopex gymnocercus. Felidae— Puma concolor (in captivity). Mephitidae— Conepatus humboldtii, Conepatus chinga. Mustelidae— Galictis cuja. Procyonidae— Nasua nasua (in captivity). Lagomorpha— Lepus europeus, Lepus sp. Rodentia—Caviidae— Dolichotis patagonum, Microcavia australis. Chinchillidae— Lagidium viscacia, Lagostomus maximus. Ctenomyidae— Ctenomys sp. Cricetidae— Graomys griseoflavus. Muridae— Mus musculus. The association with D. aurita is uncertain; probably it corresponds to D. albiventris.

Notes

Published as part of Lareschi, Marcela, Sanchez, Juliana & Autino, Analía, 2016, A review of the fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) from Argentina, pp. 239-258 in Zootaxa 4103 (3) on page 247, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/262230

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Biodiversity

Family
Pulicidae
Genus
Pulex
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Siphonaptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Linnaeus
Species
irritans
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758 sec. Lareschi, Sanchez & Autino, 2016