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                                                                      Order MALLOPHAGA

                                                       (Bird Lice)

 

Characteristics:

 

1.  Incomplete (simple) metamorphosis

2.  Chewing mouthparts

3.  Wingless

4.  External parasites of birds & some mammals

5.  Tarsi with one or two claws

 

Typical Examples: