Lice feed on solely on blood and are ectoparasites of humans. They are capable of transmitting diseases but this is not common now, as it. Rhynchophthirina head prolonged link to anoplura, chewing lice. As opposed to the paraphyletic chewing lice, which are now divided among three suborders, the sucking lice are monophyletic. Most important on humans are the head louse pediculus capitis, body louse pediculus humanus and crab louse phithirus pubis. Sao ectoparasitos obrigatorios, permanentes, hematofagos dos mamiferos. Insectivoros topos, musarana primates mono, hombre rodentia roedores carnivora pinnipedia focas, morsas carnivora fissipedia perros, coyotes, chacales perisodactyla caballos, asnos artiodactyla paquidermos. The order anoplura is sometimes considered a suborder of phthiraptera lice. Anoplura is a suborder of insects that includes many species of sucking lice. Insect order anoplura sucking lice sucking lice are irritating little pests that feed on the blood of their host.
The anoplura are all bloodfeeding ectoparasites of mammals. Pediculosis orden anoplura salud publica bienestar. They are ectoparasites with piercing mouthparts for sucking blood from the host. Daspect semblable au mallophages, elles ont des pieces buccales acerees qui percent. Anoplura are obligate, permanent ectoparasites of eutherian mammals, parasitizing members of 12 of the 29 recognized mammalian orders and approximately 20% of all mammalian species. They attack humans and animals and their bites are often very irritating. Les quelque 230 especes connues sont toutes parasites des mammiferes, dont elles sucent le sang. More specifically than just lice though, anoplura are sucking lice.
Tem dimensoes reduzidas ate 6 mm e o corpo achatado dorsoventralmente. Contiene las familias hesperentomidae, protentomidae, berberentomidae, acerentomidae y nipponentomidae. Order anoplura definition of order anoplura by the free. Ectoparasites of wild birds in colombia have been little studied. Anoplura associated with mexican wild mammals, including geographical records and a hostparasite list. Introductionlice feed on solely on blood and are ectoparasites of humans. In this lesson, learn more about the characteristics of sucking lice and the species that can live on human hosts. The sucking lice siphunculata there is considerable argument to suggest that the sucking lice siphunculata and the biting lice mallophaga are part of a single order the anoplura and you may find that what i have treated as two separate orders here, are classified as two suborders under the common title of anoplura elsewhere. Each species usually attacks one or a few related species of hosts, and generally lives on a.
Sucking lice anoplura, formerly known as siphunculata have around 500 species and represent the smaller of the two traditional suborders of lice. Victor bejar bravo alumno xavier emerson bayona figueroa 101471 2. It is known these animals can be affected by mites, fleas, ticks and flies. They feed exclusively on blood and heavy infestations can cause severe debilitation, anemia, and. The body lice is most dangerous cause it causes medical implications due to them being the only lice vectors for endemic typhus, tickborne relapsing fever, and trench fever. Aeshnidae, cordulegastridae, corduliidae, gomphidae, libellulidae, y petaluridae daigle 1992. The sucking lice, anoplura, are parasites of mammals. The family classification of anoplura article in systematic entomology 33. Anoplura sucking lice 56 species mallophaga chewing lice 943 species 4 suborders worldwide 3 in book ischnocera filiform antenna exposed, chewing lice.
Evolutionary history of mammalian sucking lice phthiraptera. Pdf ectoparasites of the phthiraptera order in wild birds. Anoplura are the sucking or true lice that are ectoparasitic on mammals primates, ungulates, canines and rodents. Waters hall 1603 old claflin place kansas state university manhattan ks 665064004. Of the approximately 500 species of sucking lice, about 23 are parasites of rodents. Pdf on jun 30, 2015, nicolas perez hidalgo and others published orden.