Pecaroecus
| Pecaroecus | |
|---|---|
| Pecaroecus javalii head structure | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Psocodea |
| Suborder: | Troctomorpha |
| Infraorder: | Phthiraptera |
| Parvorder: | Anoplura |
| Family: | Pecaroecidae Kéler, 1963 |
| Genus: | Pecaroecus Babcock & Ewing, 1938 |
| Species: | P. javalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Pecaroecus javalii Babcock & Ewing, 1938 | |
Pecaroecus javalii, the giant sucking louse or peccary louse, is a species of sucking louse. It is the only species in the genus Pecaroecus and family Pecaroecidae. This species was first discovered in 1932 by Babcock and Ewing on a one-month-old javelina in west Texas.