Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Details

Name scientific

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Preferred name

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomy reference

Macfarlane, R. P.; Maddison, P. A.; Andrew, I. G.; Berry, J. A.; Johns, P. M.; Hoare, R. J. B.; Larivière, M.-C.; Greenslade, P.; Henderson, R. C.; Smithers, C. N.; Palma, R. L.; Ward, J. B.; Pilgrim, R. L. C.; Towns, D. R.; McLellan, I. D.; Teulon, D. A. J.; Hitchings, T. R.; Eastop, V. F.; Martin, N. A.; Fletcher, M. J.; Stufkens, M. A. W.; Dale, P. J.; Burckhardt, D.; Buckley, T. R.; Trewick, S. A. 2010: Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Hexapoda: Protura, springtails, Diplura, and insects. Checklist of New Zealand Hexapoda. In: New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 2. 467-233.

Nomenclature

Authors

Linnaeus

Original authors

Linnaeus

Year published

1758

Nomenclatural code

ICZN

Basionym

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Pulex (Pulex) irritans

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Siphonaptera

Family

Pulicidae

Genus

Pulex

Species

irritans

Vernacular names

Language of use: English

human flea

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus

Macfarlane, R. P.; Maddison, P. A. et al. (2010)

Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758

Scott, R.R.; Emberson, R.M. (1999)

Historic biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Exotic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Metadata

Record id

95cef8e1-14c6-43d8-8ad5-07f68c5b3074

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_NZAC

Date added

8 March 2011

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