Pediculus humanus

Pediculus humanus
Head louse, P. humanus capitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Infraorder:	Phthiraptera
Family:	Pediculidae
Genus:	Pediculus
Species:	P. humanus
Binomial name
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758

Pediculus humanus is a species of louse that infects humans. It comprises two subspecies: ^{[1] [2]}

• Pediculus humanus humanusLinnaeus, 1758 – body louse
• Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer, 1767 – head louse

References

1. William H. Robinson (2005). "Phthiraptera". Handbook of Urban Insects and Arachnids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 359–364. ISBN   978-0-521-81253-5.
2. Lance A. Durden & John E. Lloyd (2009). "Lice (Phthiraptera)". In Gary Mullen, Gary Richard Mullen & Lance Durden (ed.). Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2nd ed.). Academic Press. pp. 56–79. ISBN   978-0-12-372500-4.

External links

• Media related to Pediculus humanus at Wikimedia Commons