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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...Pediculidce Leach, Zool. Misc., Vol. 3, p. 64 (1817); Giebel, Insecta Epi-zoa, p. 21 (1874); Piaget, Les Ped., pp. 615-618 (1880);Enderlein, Zool. Anz., Vol. 28, p. 136 (1904); Dalla Torre, Gen. Ins., Anopl., p. 8 (1908). Antennae five-or three-(obscurely five-) segmented. Eyes present, distinctly pigmented. Legs fitted for climbing, the tibiae with a thumb-like process opposing the claw. No pretarsal sclerite between tibia and tarsus. Parasitic upon man, apes, and monkeys. Subfamily Pediculinc e Enderlein, Zool. Anz., Vol. 28, pp. 136, 138 (1904); Dalla Torre, Gen. Ins., Anopl., p. 8 (1908). Antennae distinctly five-segmented. No pleural plates. Genus Pediculus Linnaeus Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 610 (1758); Denny, Mon. Anopl., pp. 12-13 (1842); Giebel, Ins. Epizoa, pp. 27-30 (1874); Piaget, Les Ped., pp. 619-623 (1880); Enderlein, Zool. Anz., Vol. 28, pp. 136, 138 (1904). Head short. Legs all of approximately the same size. Abdomen elongated. Spiracles small. Abdominal segments without lateral projections, and with numerous small spines. Type of the genus P. capitis De Geer. 1--Pediculus mjobergi, new name. From Ateleus sp.? (traveling menagerie, Europe). 1910. Pediculus aMnis (not of Burmeister), Mjoberg, Ark. f. Zool., Vol. 6, pt. 13, pp. 169-171, f. 85. 2--Pediculus capitis De Geer. From man. Also recorded from Ateleus ater (locality unknown) and from Cebus fa tuellus and Cebus sp. (Rio de Janeiro, S. America). 1758. Pediculus humanus Linnaeus, Syst. Naturae, 10th ed., p. 610. 1778. Pediculus humanus var. I, Linnaeus, ibid., 12th ed., Vol. 2, p. 1016. 1778. Pediculus humanus var. capitis De Geer, Mem. Hist. Ins., Vol. 7, p. 67; pl. 1, f. 6. 1817. Pediculus cervicalis Leach, Zool. Misc., Vol. 3, p. 66. 1818. Pediculus capitis Nitzsch, Germar'...