ης (ἡ) [ᾰ]
      1 puce, AR. Nub. 145, 149, etc. ; XÉN. Conv. 6, 8 ; ARSTT. H.A. 5, 31, 1, etc. ;
      2 sorte d’araignée, ARSTT. H.A. 9, 39, 1 ; EL. N.A. 6, 26.

Étym. cf. lat. pulex.

ης, ἡ, flea, Ar. Nu. 145, al., X. Smp. 6.8, Arist. HA 556b22, etc. ; also ψύλλος, ὁ, Epich. 199, Arist. HA 537a6 (v.l. ψύλας), rejected by Phryn. 308 in favour of ψύλλα· also ψύλλαξ, ἡ, Hsch.
a venomous spider, perhaps Lathrodectes or malmignatte, Arist. HA 622b31. an insect attaching ῥαφανίς and ἐρέβινθος, Thphr. HP 7.5.4, 8.10.1. = πιθήκη, ὑπόδρομος Ael. NA 6.26. (Lith. blusà, OSlav. blŭcha ΄louse΄, Skt. plusis (a noxious insect), Arm. lu (prob. fr. *pluso-), Lat. pūl-ex (prob. fr. *pusl-ex); there seem to be four primitive forms, bhlus-, plus-, pusl-, and psul-.)

ἡ, später auch ψύλλος, ὁ,
1) der Floh ; Ar. Nub. 146, 821 u. öfter ; der Erdfloh, Theophr.; als masc. der Meerfloh, Arist. H.A. 4.10.
2) eine Art Spinne ; Arist. H.A. 9.39 ; Ael. H.A. 6.26.