Pediculus

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

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Vinony's link graph records 79 inbound references to Pediculus, and connects out to head louse, Sucking louse and Psyllipsocidae.

Vinony files it under Lice and Taxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata items.

Vinony links it to 16 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

PHYLUM

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderPhthiraptera
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

Pediculus humanus capitis: an update.Acta dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica, et Adriatica · 2008
Pediculosis.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2004
New chemistries for the control of human head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis: A mini-review.Pesticide biochemistry and physiology · 2022
Prevalence of Pediculus humunus capitis, Pediculus humanus corporis, and Pthirus pubis in Al-Kut, Iraq.Archives of Razi Institute · 2022
Epidemic typhus.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2008

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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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References

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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