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==Anoplura==
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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.
[[Image:Sucking Louse.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sucking Louse ''Pediculosis humanus'' <br> Smith VS et al. 2004, WikiMedia Commons]]
 
''Also known as '''sucking lice''' ''
 
  
*Narrow head
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Species occur only on mammals.
  
*Thorax wider than the head
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*Powerful legs
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==Test yourself with the Lice Flashcards==
  
*Piercing mouthparts
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[[Lice_Flashcards|Lice Flashcards]]
  
*Feed on blood and tissue fluids
 
 
*Heavy infestations can cause anaemia
 
 
*Species occur only on mammals
 
  
 
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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