Pediculus humanus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Family: Pediculidae
Genus: Pediculus
Species: Pediculus humanus
Scientific Name: Pediculus humanus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pediculus humanus

Pediculus humanus is a species of louse that infests humans. It comprises two subspecies:

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

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Pediculus humanus in languages:

Arabic: قمل الإنسان
Czech: veš šatní
Danish: Menneskelus
Dutch: Hoofdluis
English: Human Louse
English: Cootie
English: Gray Back
English: Grayback
French: Pou de l'homme
German: Menschenlaus
Italian: Pidocchio dell'uomo
Polish: Wesz ludzka
Russian: Человеческая вошь
Swedish: människolus

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Pediculus humanus: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pediculus humanus

Pediculus humanus in languages:

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

Parent Taxon

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Pediculus humanus: taxon details and analytics

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Pediculus humanus

Pediculus humanus in languages:

Images from inaturalist.org observations:

Parent Taxon

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa

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