ψύλλα
ης, ἡ
A.
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.
II.
a venomous spider, perhaps Lathrodectes or malmignatte, Arist. HA 622b31.
2.
an insect attaching ῥαφανίς and ἐρέβινθος, Thphr. HP 7.5.4, 8.10.1.
3.
= πιθήκη, ὑπόδρομος Ael. NA 6.26. (Lith. blusà, OSlav. bl[ucaron]cha '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-.)