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Family PEDICULIDAE


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S.C. Barker Department of Parasitology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Introduction

The Pediculidae Leach, 1817 comprise three species that are restricted to primates. Two subspecies of a single species, Pediculus humanus parasitise people in Australia. Despite high levels of hygiene, P. humanus remains relatively common particularly among school children.

General accounts of the biology of P. humanus can be found in a range of medical parasitology and entomological texts, e.g. Voge & John (1986).

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
19-Jul-2012 19-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)