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A fact from Pthirus gorillae appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 October 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that molecular phylogenetics suggests that Pthirus gorillae (pictured) jumped from gorillas to early humans about 3.3 million years ago and speciated into the present day pubic louse?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2010/October.

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Phthir[edit]

Phthir must be of Greek origin, not Latin (pediculus). Tom 2601:582:4100:1A62:D915:755D:A4B8:E182 (talk) 02:11, 27 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]