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Definition of Pediculus capitis

Pediculus capitis
Louse Louse (lous), n.; pl. Lice (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS. l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s, Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zo["o]l.) 1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial, parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab, Dog, etc. 2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga. 3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice. See Aphid. 4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See Branchiura, and Ichthvophthira. Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites; as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse. Louse fly (Zo["o]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee louse. Louse mite (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of mites which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and feathers like lice. They belong to Myobia, Dermaleichus, Mycoptes, and several other genera.

Meaning of Pediculus capitis from wikipedia

- Pediculus hum**** is a species of louse that infects humans. It comprises two subspecies: Pediculus hum**** hum**** Linnaeus, 1758 – body louse Pediculus...
- The head louse (Pediculus hum**** capitis) is an obligate ectoparasite of humans. Head lice are wingless insects that spend their entire lives on the...
- hum**** capitis De Geer, 1767 – the head louse Pediculus mjobergi Ferris, 1916 Pediculus schaeffi Fahrenholz, 1910 Humans are the hosts of Pediculus hum****...
- sanitation is not available. Pediculus hum**** hum**** (the body louse) is indistinguishable in appearance from Pediculus hum**** capitis (the head louse), and...
- (2009). "The mode of action of dimeticone 4% lotion against head lice, Pediculus capitis". BMC Pharmacology. 9: 3. doi:10.1186/1471-2210-9-3. PMC 2652450....
- also known as pediculosis capitis, is the infection of the head hair and scalp by the head louse (Pediculus hum**** capitis). Itching from lice bites...
- [citation needed] Head lice (Pediculus hum**** capitis) are not known to be vectors of diseases, unlike body lice (Pediculus hum**** hum****), which are...
- Bacot A (1917). "Contributions to the bionomics of Pediculus hum**** (vestimenti) and Pediculus capitis". Parasitology. 9 (2): 228–258. doi:10.1017/S0031182000006065...
- human beings belong to two genera, Pediculus and Pthirus: head lice (Pediculus hum**** capitis), body lice (Pediculus hum**** hum****), and pubic lice (Pthirus...
- infested with sucking lice is called pediculosis. Pediculus hum**** is divided into two subspecies, Pediculus hum**** hum****, or the human body louse, sometimes...