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Anoplura

MESHD000854

An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS.

Synonyms

  • Anopluras
  • Sucking Louse
  • Louses, Sucking
  • Louse, Sucking
  • Sucking Louses
  • Sucking Lice
  • Lices, Sucking
  • Lice, Sucking
  • Sucking Lices
  • Haematopinus
  • Linognathus
  • Solenopotes
  • Solenopote
  • Polyplax
  • Polyplaxs
  • Hoplopleura
  • Hoplopleuras

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:28:18.691Z