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<big>'''[[Chewing Lice]]

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'''[[Sucking Lice]]

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~~==Anoplura==~~

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[[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]]

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

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*Narrow head

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*Thorax wider than the head

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*Powerful legs

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*Piercing mouthparts

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*Feed on blood and tissue fluids

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*Heavy infestations can cause anaemia

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*Species occur only on mammals

==Life cycle==

Bara

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