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Genus Orchopeas

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Siphonaptera (Fleas)
Family Ceratophyllidae
Genus Orchopeas
Numbers
15 spp. in NA(1)
Works Cited
1.A taxonomic review of the North American genus Orchopeas Jordan, 1933 (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae: Ceratophyllinae)
R.E. Lewis. 2000. J Vector Ecol. 25(2): 164-189.
Contributed by v belov on 7 February, 2011 - 1:41pm

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