Chapter 35 Chewing Lice and Sucking Lice.pptVIP

Chapter 35 Chewing Lice and Sucking Lice * General Information Lice fall into one of two orders: Mallophaga - chewing lice, with chewing mouthparts; Anoplura - sucking lice, with sucking mouthparts Members of both orders are wingless and dorsoventrally flattened Eyes are reduced or absent Tarsal claws are often enlarged, an adaptation to allow them to cling to hair and feathers of their hosts Life Cycle Eggs are cemented to the feathers or hairs of their hosts Hemimetabolous development: the young are similar to the adults except for size and development of the genitalia; there are 3