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Order SiphonapteraDomain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria Metaphylum Schizocoelos Coelomates Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Uniramia Class Insecta Subclass Pterygota Order Siphonaptera This group is the fleas. They are wingless, laterally compressed ectoparasites of birds and mammals. Greek: siphon, tube + a, without + pteron, wing. (Dorit et al, 1991) |