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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: