Pediculus

Pediculus
	Head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Psocodea
Suborder:	Troctomorpha
Infraorder:	Nanopsocetae
Parvorder:	Phthiraptera
Superfamily:	Anoplura
Family:	Pediculidae; Leach, 1817
Genus:	Pediculus; Linnaeus, 1758
Species
	See text

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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[ITIS-1] "Pediculus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[phthirapterainfo-2] "Pediculus". Phthiraptera.info. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

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