Pedicinus
Genus of lice
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Pedicinus is a genus of sucking louse, the only genus in the family Pedicinidae.[2] Species belonging to this genus are found on Old World monkeys and apes of different kinds.[3][4] Pedicinus, along with its sister genus Pthirus, are believed to have diverged from their common ancestor approximately 22.5-2.5 million years ago.[5]
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| Pedicinus hamadryas as seen under a light microscope | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Parvorder: | Anoplura |
| Family: | Pedicinidae Enderlein, 1904 |
| Genus: | Pedicinus Gervais, 1844 [1] |
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Pedicinus has been studied on a genetic level by researchers looking for insight into the evolutionary history of their primate hosts.[6]
Species
- Pedicinus albidus - Rudow, 1869
- Pedicinus ancoratus - Ferris, 1934
- Pedicinus badii - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1964
- Pedicinus cercocebi - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1967
- Pedicinus colobi - Fahrenholz, 1917
- Pedicinus cynopitheci - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1967
- Pedicinus eurygaster - Burmeister, 1838
- Pedicinus ferrisi - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1965
- Pedicinus hamadryas - Mjöberg, 1910
- Pedicinus miopitheci - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1970
- Pedicinus obtusus - Rudow, 1869
- Pedicinus patas - Fahrenholz, 1916
- Pedicinus pictus - Ferris, 1934
- Pedicinus veri - Kuhn and Ludwig, 1963
Species data retrieved from Integrated Taxonomic Information System.[1]
Phylogeny
A three-gene phylogeny (largely reproduced in a later phylogenomic analysis, which included fewer taxa of this genus) is:[7][8]
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Labels below nodes are estimated divergence times (Mya).
