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).
Synonyms: Rhyncophthirina, txid85819, Louse, txid85820, Lice, Phthiraptera
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2011, 1975-1979; see LICE 1980-2010 & 1963-1974 ,infestation = LICE INFESTATIONS; for killing Phthiraptera with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES ,2011, 1975-1979
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D008003
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