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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''' ''
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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
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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
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Species occur only on mammals
  
 
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Revision as of 14:39, 27 July 2010

Anoplura

Sucking Louse Pediculosis humanus
Smith VS et al. 2004, WikiMedia Commons

Also known as sucking lice.

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