Organisms

Phthiraptera

An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).

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Abstract

An order of small, wingless parasitic insects, commonly known as lice. The suborders include ANOPLURA (sucking lice); AMBLYCERA; ISCHNOCERA; and Rhynchophthirina (elephant and warthog lice).

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Lice
  • Louse
  • Rhyncophthirina

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18 allowable subheadings

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

infestation = LICE INFESTATIONS; for killing Phthiraptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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History Note

2011, 1975-1979

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phthiraptera. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008003. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008003
  2. Phthiraptera. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louse
  3. Phthiraptera. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6481228