The Systematic Position, Synonymy and Iconography of Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis
1919; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 11; Issue: 3-4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0031182000004297
ISSN1469-8161
Autores Tópico(s)Bird parasitology and diseases
ResumoThe lice which infest man belong to the order Anoplura Leach 1817, containing two sub-orders, (i) Siphunculata Meinert 1891 and (ii) Mallophaga Nitzsch 1818. The family Pediculidae Leach is included in the Siphunculata 1 . Owing to the confusion which still persists in the literature regarding the nomenclature and systematic position of the two sub-orders of Anoplura, it appears expedient to review the evidence upon which the statement contained in the preceding paragraph is based.
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