Ceratophyllomorpha Hystrichopsyllomorpha Pulicomorpha Pygiopsyllomorpha
Aphaniptera
Flea is the common name for insects of the order Siphonaptera which are wingless insects with mouthparts adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. Fleas are external parasites, living by hematophagy off the blood of mammals (including bats and humans) and birds.
Some flea species include:
Over 2,000 species have been described worldwide.
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