Sand flea

Japanese: sand flea（英語表記）sandflea

…When they come onto land, they move by jumping, so they are also commonly called springtails. The Talitridae (English names: sand hopper, sand flea, beach flea), which includes many terrestrial species, are also commonly called springtails, and this name is used in their Japanese names. The sand hopper Orchestia platensis is about 10 mm long. …

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…Other fleas that penetrate the tissues of their hosts include the long-legged flea Neotunga euloidea , which infests pangolins in Zimbabwe, and the long-legged flea Vermipsylla alacuri , which infests sheep and horses in the Tian Shan and Mongolia. Female sand fleas, Tunga penetrans (chigoe, sand flea), found in Africa and tropical America, are known as burrowing fleas because they burrow under the skin of animals with their powerful mouthparts before laying eggs. The tip of the abdomen is open to the outside of the skin, and they breathe, mate, and lay eggs through the opening. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "sand flea" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらは陸上に出ると跳躍して運動するので，一般にトビムシとも呼ばれる。また，陸生種を多く含むハマトビムシ科Talitridae(英名sand hopper,sand flea,beach flea)に属する種類も一般にトビムシと呼び，この名が和名につけられている。ハマトビムシOrchestia platensisは体長10mmくらい。…

【ノミ(蚤)】より

…そのほかにも宿主の組織にくいこむノミとして，ジンバブウェのセンザンコウに寄生するナガスナノミNeotunga euloideaや，天山，モンゴルのヒツジやウマに寄生するアラクトケナガノミVermipsylla alacuriなどがある。アフリカや熱帯アメリカに多いスナノミTunga penetrans(英名chigoe,sand flea)の雌は，産卵前強力な口器によって動物の皮下に穿入するため隠れノミ(英名burrowing flea)として知られる。腹部先端は皮膚の外に開かれており，開口部を通じて呼吸，交尾，産卵を行う。…

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