Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Arthropoda - (Class) Insecta - (Order) Phthiraptera - (Family) Pediculidae

Original position

Aptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758

Subsequent positions

Pediculidae (Family)

Original entries

Pediculus anseris Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus apis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus ardeae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus asini Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus bovis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus cameli Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus caponis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus cervi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus charadrii Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus ciconiae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus columbae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus corvi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus cygni Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus equi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus fulicae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus gallinae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus gruis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus haematopi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus infausti Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus lagopi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus meleagridis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus moschatae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus ovis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus pari Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus pavonis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus picae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus plataleae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus porcelli Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus pubis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus querquedulae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus recurvirostrae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus ricinoides Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus sternae Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus suis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus tetraonis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus tinnunculi Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus vespertilionis Linnaeus, 1758
Pediculus vituli Linnaeus, 1758

Current position

Pediculidae (Family)

Ref: 1998: 3 Jan 2009.

Alternative positions

Aptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: [von] Linné, C., 1767: 1016.
Pediculinae (Subfamily)	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Historical positions

Arthropoda (Phylum) Siebold, 1848	Ref: L. Margulis & K.V. Schwartz, 1982: 224. [rough position]
Pediculidae (Family)	Ref: K.C. Kim, 1982: 409.
Anoplura (Order) Leach, 1815	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 591. [rough position]
Aptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. a Linné, 1767: 360[540], 1016.
Aptera (Order) Linnaeus, 1758	Ref: C. Linnaeus, 1758: 344, 610.

Number of Subtaxa

2024	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	2s;2ss
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	2s[2ss]
1982	K.C. Kim: 409	2s[2ss]
1758	C. Linnaeus	[39s]