Anoplura
Synonyms
Anopluras
Haematopinus
Hoplopleura
Hoplopleuras
Lice, Sucking
Lices, Sucking
Linognathus
Louse, Sucking
Louses, Sucking
Polyplax
Polyplaxs
Solenopote
Solenopotes
Sucking Lice
Sucking Lices
Sucking Louse
Sucking Louses
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.