Anoplura

Translingual

Pediculus humanus capitis (human head louse)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek άνοπλος (ánoplos, “unarmed”) and ουρά (ourá, “tail”). This refers to the lack of cerci.

Proper noun

Anoplura

A taxonomic suborder within the order Psocodea – the sucking lice.

Synonyms

(suborder): Siphunculata (obsolete)

Hypernyms

(suborder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Psocodea - order

Hyponyms

(suborder): Echinophthiriidae, Enderleinellidae, Haematopinidae, Hamophthiriidae, Hoplopleuridae, Hybothiridae, Linognathidae, Microthoraciidae, Neolinognathidae, Pecaroecidae, Pedicinidae, Pediculidae, Phthiridae, Polyplacidae, Ratemiidae (families)

References

Sucking louse on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anoplura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anoplura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anoplura at the Tree of Life Web Project

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