Pulex
# Pulex

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.

## Species

Encyclopedia of Life lists seven species:

* 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
