Genus
Pediculus Linnaeus, 1758
Nomenclature (6)
- Pediculus Linnaeus, 1758: 610.
type species by original designation Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
- Pediculus (Parapediculus) Ewing, 1926: 7.
type species by original designation Pediculus consobrinus Piaget, 1880
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- Pediculus (Parapediculus) Ewing, 1926 (subjective synonym of Pediculus Linnaeus, 1758) in Ferris & Stojanovich, 1951: 260. Classification
- Pediculus (Parapediculus) Ewing, 1926 in Retana-Salazar, 2003: 66. Removed from Synonymy/Treated as Valid
Nomenclature references (5)
- Ewing, H.E. (1926) A revision of the American lice of the genus Pediculus, together with a consideration of the significance of their geographical and host distribution. 68, 1–30.
- Ewing, H.E. (1932) A new sucking louse from the chimpanzee. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 45, 115–118.
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- Linnaeus, C. (1758) Systema naturae. I, lice:610–614.
- Retana-Salazar, A.P. (2003) A new species of louse (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) associated with Ateles (Primates: Atelidae). 59-60, 65–68.
Other references (0)
Descendants and synonyms
Stats
| Taxon | Valid names | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Extant | Fossil | Invalid | Total |
| Genus | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Species | 7 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| Subspecies | 2 | 0 | 22 | 24 |