Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer, 1778

Palma, Ricardo L. & Peck, Stewart B., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) from the Galápagos Islands </ strong>, Zootaxa 3627 (1), pp. 1-87 : 66-67

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3627.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5261618
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scientific name	Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer, 1778
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Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer, 1778 View in CoL

Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer, 1778: 67 View in CoL , pl. 1, figs 6–7.

Pediculus humanus capitis de Geer, 1778 View in CoL ; Causton et al. 2006: 142.

Status, sex and location of types unknown.

Type host: Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 .

Galápagos host: Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 .

Galápagos locality: Isla Santa Cruz.

Galápagos reference: Causton et al. (2006).

Other significant references: Ferris (1935: 543, figs 306–327, pls I –III); Kim, Pratt & Stojanovich (1986: 150, pl. 48); Durden & Musser (1994a: 50); Barker (1996: 245).

Material examined: 1 female and 1 nymph (1 sample, MONZ) .

Remarks: A louse introduced to the Galápagos Islands with its human hosts.

Family POLYPLACIDAE Fahrenholz, 1912 View in CoL

Polyplacinae Fahrenholz, 1912. Jahrb. Niedersächs. Zool Ver. Hannover 2–4: 58. Type genus: Polyplax Enderlein, 1904 View in CoL .

Genus Polyplax Enderlein, 1904 View in CoL

Polyplax Enderlein, 1904 View in CoL . Zool. Anz. 28: 139, 142. Type species: Polyplax spinulosa ( Burmeister, 1839) View in CoL (by original designation).