Pedicinus hamadryus

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

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ Pedicinus hamadryas (TSN 624729). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ David L. Reed, Vincent S. Smith, Shaless L. Hammond, Alan R. Rogers and 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. 


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