Common name
Head Louse; Body Louse
Informal group
Insects
Territories
Establishment status detail
Scarce. (Key, R. (2024) St Helena terrestrial & freshwater invertebrate species list 2024 v13.)
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Human health impact detail
Public health. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Other notes
Includes subspecies P. h. humanus which was certainly present in the past but its current status is unknown, plus also P. h. capitis which still probably sporadically present.
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;