Answer: Shown here is the head and front legs of Pediculus humanus, the human body/head louse. It's very hard to tell the gender from just the portion that I showed you, so here is an image of the complete body. As you can tell from the pointed posterior, this is a male rather than a female. Thanks to all who hazarded a guess!
Thank you all for the kind words of support for reaching this milestone as well. I couldn't do it without you. Your comments, contributed cases and support over the year continue to inspire me, and I always learn something from each case.
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Head louse nymph found in 4,000 year old comb:
https://jjar.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/jjar/files/jjar2_art4_lachish_p76-119_2022-10-12_01.pdf
(See Fig. 4)
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