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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:To_Do_-_Parasites]]