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Anoplura
Haematopinus | Hoplopleura | Linognathus | Polyplax | Solenopotes | Sucking Lice | Sucking Louse | Lice, Sucking | Louse, Sucking
An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echionphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS. |
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