Biology:Tunga (flea)

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Short description: Genus of fleas

Tunga
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Hectopsyllidae
Genus: Tunga
Jarocki, 1838

Tunga is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Hectopsyllidae.[1][2]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.[3]

Species:[3]

  • Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
  • Tunga caecata (Enderlein, 1901)
  • Tunga penetrans Linnaeus, 1758

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15631005 entry