Pediculus humanus Linnaeus 1758
PEDICULIDAE
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Scientific name: Pediculus humanus
Author: Linnaeus 1758
Rank: Species
Status: valid
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Common names:
head louse (English)
body louse
Synonyms: = Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer 1778
= Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus 1758
Subspecies / Varieties / Hybrids / Forms: 1)
Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer 17782)
Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus 1758
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TAXONOMY (*)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Subclass: Pterygota (Winged insects)
Infraclass: Neoptera (Modern, wing-folding insects)
Superorder: Paraneoptera
Order: Psocodea
Suborder: Anoplura Leach 1815 (Sucking lice)
Family: Pediculidae Leach 1817
Genus: Pediculus Linnaeus 1758
Species: Pediculus humanus Linnaeus 1758
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(*) Retrieved [February, 2, 2021], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System on-line database,
http://www.itis.gov
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