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Pediculus humanus

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Noun1.Pediculus humanus - head or body lousePediculus humanus - head or body louse                  
common louse
louse, sucking louse - wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
genus Pediculus, Pediculus - type genus of Pediculidae: true lice infecting humans
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Although generally despised, the blood-sucking human body louse, Pediculus humanus, has gained newfound popularity among scientists for a surprising genetic feature.
Louse-y genome surprise by Sanders, Laura / Science News
There are two species of lice that infest humans: pubic lice, Pthirus pubis, and human head and body lice, Pediculus humanus.
Pubic lice in humans may be 'unwelcome gift' from gorillas by Asian News International
Head Lice, known as Pediculus Humanus in medical parlance, are tiny, flat, wingless insects which often find their way into the scalp as parasites.
Home Cures for Children's Head Lice by Krishan Bakhru / Health care industry community
 
 
 
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