Table 2. The oligonucleotide primers and probes used in this study.

Name	Purpose	Sequence 5′→3′
Cytb_F	Forward sequencing primer partial cytochrome b gene	GAGCGACTGTAATTACTAATC
Cytb_R	Reverse sequencing primer partial cytochrome b gene	GGACCCGGATAATTTTGTTG
Phum540560_F	Forward sequencing primer partial Phum_PHUM540560 gene	GTCACGTTCGACAAATGTT
Phum540560_R	Reverse sequencing primer partial Phum_PHUM540560 gene	TTTCTATAACCACGACACGATAAAT
BL probe	Specific to the body lice	FAM-CGATCACTCGAGTGAATTGCCA-TAMRA
HL probe	Specific to the head lice	VIC-CTCTTGAATCGACGACCATTCGCT-TAMRA