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    Species Accepted

    Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 3 countries or islands

      3 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      EcuadorNoUnknown
      EcuadorNo
      United States of AmericaNo
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      29 results
      Cootie English
      Gray Back English
      Hoofdluis Dutch
      Human Louse English
      Kleiderlaus German
      Menneskelus Danish
      Menschenlaus German
      Pidocchio dell'uomo Italian
      Piojo humano Spanish
      Pioyu humanu Leonese

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      2 results
      Source Dataset
      Source Dataset

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      3 results
      Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae. I, lice:610–614.
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      Observation.org contributors. 2018. "Download species lists". Observation.org, Nature observations form around the world. est. 2008. Hisko de Vries (man). Observation International Foundation. https://observation.org/download.php?lang=en&local=xx

      Citation

      Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758 in undefined