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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''' '' | ||
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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 | ||
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| + | [[Category:Lice]] | ||
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Anoplura
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