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Genus of lice
Pediculus is a genus of sucking lice, the sole genus in the family Pediculidae. Pediculus species are ectoparasites of primates.
Species include:[1]
- 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
Humans are the hosts of Pediculus humanus. Chimpanzees and bonobos host Pediculus shaeffi. Various New World monkeys in the families Cebidae and Atelidae host Pediculus mjobergi.[2]
References
- ^ "Pediculus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Pediculus". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
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