Evidence from double infestations for the specific status of human head and body lice (Anoplura)
Fri, 2007-02-02 15:01 — Vince Smith
| Publication Type | Journal Article | |
| Year of Publication | 1978 | |
| Authors | Busvine, James R. | |
| Journal Title | Systematic Entomology | |
| Volume | 3 | |
| Pages | 1-8 | |
| Accession Number | 37641 | |
| Key Words | Pediculus; clinical ; Ethiopia | |
| Abstract | Samples of head and body lice obtained from Ethiopians suffering from double infestations were mounted on microscope slides and measured. The mean length of body lice (f 4.4 mm; m 3.8mm) was greater than that of head lice (f 3.5 mm; m 2.9 mm), but the best discriminate was the length of the tibia of the middle leg (f 425/296 mm; m 421/291 mm). No intermediate specimens were found in these double infestations, although intermediates can be produced experimentally by cross-mating. Since populations of head lice and body lice remain distinct it is concluded that they represent two distinct species, Pediculus capitis De Geer and P. humanus Linneaus. | |
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