Pediculus
| Pediculus | |
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| Head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder: | Anoplura |
| Family: |
Pediculidae Leach, 1817 |
| Genus: |
Pediculus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
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Pediculus is a genus of sucking lice, the sole genus in the family Pediculidae. Pediculus species are ectoparasites of primates.
Species include:
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.
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