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Pediculus

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Pediculus

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Pediculus is a genus of sucking lice, the sole genus in the family Pediculidae. Pediculus species are ectoparasites of primates.

Species

PHYLUM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderPhthiraptera
  5. FamilyPediculidae
Observations recorded374,725,944

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
149
With media
42
Family
Pediculidae
Collections
USNM, PSUC, YPM, MSB, LACM, PU
Recorded in
United States, India, Panama, Philippines, United Kingdom, Marquesas, Congo, Sierra Leone
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Research

1,633 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
human lice
Image
Pediculus humanus capitis CDC0377.png
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taxon name
Pediculus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Pediculus
Commons category
Pediculus
taxon author citation
Linnaeus, 1758
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Pediculus is a genus of sucking lice, the sole genus in the family Pediculidae. Pediculus species are ectoparasites of primates.

Species include: Pediculus clavicornis Nitzsch, 1864 Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – the body louse Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – the head louse Pediculus mjobergi Ferris, 1916 Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910

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