Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
(Human Louse)

Pediculus humanus (Human Louse) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pediculus humanus (Human Louse) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Pediculus humanus capitis
Head Louse
Subspecies 2 trophisms
Pediculus humanus humanus
Body Louse
Subspecies 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPediculus humanus (Human Louse)
FamilyPEDICULIDAE (human lice)
SuborderANOPLURA (lice)
OrderPHTHIRAPTERA (sucking lice, louse)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pediculus humanus (Human Louse)

Pediculus humanus (Human Louse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pediculus humanus (Human Louse):

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