But in England, and probably in other parts of Europe as well, Pulex irritans is an undoubted parasite of the badger.
But the resources of one-and-twenty are not easily daunted, even by the presence of the cimex lectularius or the pulex irritans.
The human flea (Pulex irritans) appears to occupy an isolated position.
These two species have until recently been considered as one, under the name Pulex serraticeps.
The male palpi are smaller than in pulex, though the males are larger.
