Pthirus pubis

Etymology
The scientific name of the crab louse or pubic louse, Pthirus pubis, is spelled with pth although this is in fact a misspelling that was nevertheless fixed as the official spelling in 1950. The correct spelling would be Phthirus, from, from , and this spelling is used in the scientific name of the order commonly called lice, to which Pthirus pubis belongs along with more than 5,000 other species.

Hypernyms

 * - order; - suborder;  - family

Hyponyms

 * (body louse), (head louse) - subspecies