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Sucking lice 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.
  
==Anoplura==
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Species occur only on mammals.
[[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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*Thorax wider than the head
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==Test yourself with the Lice Flashcards==
  
*Powerful legs
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[[Lice_Flashcards|Lice Flashcards]]
  
*Piercing mouthparts
 
  
*Feed on blood and tissue fluids
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*Heavy infestations can cause anaemia
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 27 March 2011

Sucking Lice (Anoplura)

Sucking lice 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.


Test yourself with the Lice Flashcards

Lice Flashcards