Pedicinus hamadryas

Pedicinus hamadryas
Pedicinus hamadryas as seen under a light microscope
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Psocodea
Infraorder: Phthiraptera
Family: Pedicinidae
Genus: Pedicinus
Species:
P. hamadryas
Binomial name
Pedicinus hamadryas
Mjöberg, 1910 [1]

Pedicinus hamadryas is a species of sucking louse. Its typical host is the baboon .[2]

References

  1. ^ "Pedicinus hamadryas". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ David L. Reed; Vincent S. Smith; Shaless L. Hammond; Alan R. Rogers; Dale H. Clayton (2004). "Genetic analysis of lice supports direct contact between modern and archaic humans". PLOS Biology. 2 (11): e340. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020340. PMC 521174. PMID 15502871.


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