570 bytes added
, 20:46, 27 March 2010
==Anoplura==
[[Image:Sucking Louse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sucking Louse ''Pediculosis humanus'' - From: Genetic Analysis of Lice Supports Direct Contact between Modern and Archaic Humans Reed DL, Smith VS, Hammond SL, Rogers AR, Clayton DH PLoS Biology Vol. 2, No. 11, e340 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0020340]]
''Also known as '''sucking lice''' ''
*Narrow head
*Thorax wider than the head
*Powerful legs
*Piercing mouthparts
*Feed on blood and tissue fluids
*Heavy infestations can cause anaemia
*Species occur only on mammals[[Category:Lice]][[Category:Parasites]]