Name
Pediculus
louse
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Genus: Pediculus
Habitat
Ectoparasite, head of humans and other mammals
Feeding
Hematophagous
Distribution
World wide
Conservation status
No threats
Additional information
Exclusively in humans, on the hair of the head. Small size, narrow head and small eyes. Short antennae. Legs ending in a robust grasping claw. Modified blood-sucking mouthparts retractable into the head when not in use. Pyriform shape, body longer than wide.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Durden, L.A. (2019). Chapter 7 - Lice (Phthiraptera). En Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Third Edition), Gary R. Mullen y Lance A. Durden (eds.): 79-106. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-814043-7.00007-8. Disponible en biblioteca UGR: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128140437000078