Tunga (flea)

Tunga
Scientific classification
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.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

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