The Chiggerfleas (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) of South Africa

Compiled by Joyce Segerman

Department of Medical Entomology, South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg, 2001 South Africa

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Family: TUNGIDAE

Subfamily: TUNGINAE

1. Genus: TUNGA Jarocki
   1. T. penetrans (Linnaeus)

      Pulex penetrans Linnaeus 1758: 614.
      KwaZulu-Natal, to tropical Africa (introduced exotic); hosted by Homo sapiens , Sus porcus.