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Abstract
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.
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- Sucking Lice
- Sucking Louse
- Anopluras
- Lice, Sucking
- Lices, Sucking
- Louse, Sucking
- Louses, Sucking
- Sucking Lices
- Sucking Louses
- Haematopinus
- Hoplopleura
- Linognathus
- Polyplax
- Solenopotes
- Hoplopleuras
- Polyplaxs
- Solenopote
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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
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- Lice (1966-1971)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Anoplura. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000854. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000854
- Anoplura. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucking_louse
- Anoplura. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26870