Species

Human Louse

Insects

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Human Louse." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/human-louse.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Human Louse. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/human-louse

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-human-louse,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Human Louse},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/human-louse},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Pediculus humanus is a species of louse that infests humans, comprising two subspecies: Pediculus humanus humanus, the body louse, first described by Linnaeus in 1758, and Pediculus humanus capitis, the head louse, described by De Geer in 1767.

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