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      Order PHTHIRAPTERA (= ANOPLURA)

                            (Sucking Lice)

 

Characteristics:

 

1.  Incomplete (simple) metamorphosis

2.  Sucking mouthparts

3.  Wingless

4.  External parasites of mammals

5.  Tarsi one-segmented & with a single large claw

 

Typical Examples: