Pediculus humanus
Encyclopedia
Pediculus humanus is a species of lice
that infects human
s. It comprises two subspecies:
Louse
Lice is the common name for over 3,000 species of wingless insects of the order Phthiraptera; three of which are classified as human disease agents...
that infects human
Human
Humans are the only living species in the Homo genus...
s. It comprises two subspecies:
- Pediculus humanus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 – the body louseBody louseThe body louse is a louse which infests humans. The condition of being infested with head lice, body lice, or pubic lice is known as pediculosis.-Origins:...
- Pediculus humanus capitis De GeerCharles De GeerBaron Charles de Geer was a Swedish industrialist and entomologist.- Life :...
, 1767 – the head louseHead louseThe head louse is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects spending their entire life on human scalp and feeding exclusively on human blood...