ID#: 6814
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This illustration depicts some of the morphologic differences seen in two “sucking lice” of the Suborder Annoplura. The louse on the left is a “body louse”, Pediculus humanus var. corporis, and the louse on the right is a “crab” or “pubic louse”, Phthirus pubis. Note that both of these lice are wingless, and possess three pairs of claw-tipped legs, which allows them to firmly grasp the hair shafts to which they remain attached, as human ectoparasitic pests.
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Creation Date: 1975
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