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==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]]
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