A. HUMAN LICE
Human lice are insect parasites, spending their entire life on the human scalp and feeding
exclusively on blood.
Humans might be infested by two louse species: The human louse, Pediculus humanus, which is represented by two sub-species:
– The head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis) and
– The body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus)
while the second species is:
– The pubic (or crab) louse (Pthirus pubis)