🪲Crab louse
The crab louse or pubic louse is an insect that is an obligate ectoparasite of humans, feeding exclusively on blood. The crab louse usually is found in the person's pubic hair. Although the louse cannot jump, it can also live in other areas of the body that are covered with coarse hair, such as the perianal area, the general body hair, and the eyelashes.
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The IUCN Red List has not assessed Pthirus pubis yet.
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Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumArthropoda
- ›classInsecta
- ›orderPsocodea
- ›familyPthiridae
- ›genusPthirus
- ›speciesPthirus pubis
- classInsects · Insecta
- suborderAnoplura
- familyPthiridae
- genusPthirus
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsects · Insecta
- subclassPterygota
- superorderPsocodea
- orderPhthiraptera
- suborderAnoplura
- familyPthiridae
- genusPthirus
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