Pediculus humanus humanus L., 1758
(Body Louse)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesPediculus humanus humanus (Body Louse)
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)
Records of Pediculus humanus humanus (Body Louse) :
1: Pediculus humanus humanus (Body Louse)
9 Jun 1976 OSGR: ZZ00 United Kingdom
Image 1: Juvenile louse in clothingImage 2: Juvenile louse in clothing (2)Image 3: Juvenile louse in clothing (3)

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

BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pediculus humanus humanus (Body Louse)
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