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==Anoplura==

==Anoplura==

[[Image:Sucking Louse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sucking Louse ''Pediculosis humanus'' <br> Smith VS et al. 2004, WikiMedia Commons]]

[[Image:Sucking Louse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sucking Louse ''Pediculosis humanus'' <br> Smith VS et al. 2004, WikiMedia Commons]]

''Also known as '''sucking lice''' ''

Also known as '''sucking lice'''.

 

 

 

 

 

*Heavy infestations can cause anaemia

They have a narrow head, and the thorax wider than the head.  They have powerful legs, and piercing mouthparts, used to feed on blood and tissue fluids.  Heavy infestations can cause anaemia.

*Species occur only on mammals

Species occur only on mammals

[[Category:Lice|B]]

[[Category:Lice|B]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]

[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]