Order Phthiraptera

• Wingless ectoparasites
• 1 Tarsi - modified for a claw
• Mouthparts - stylets for sucking lice, mandibles for chewing lice
• Dorso - ventally flattened
• Eggs - NITS - glues to hair or feather

• Phthiraptera
  from VPI
• Phthiraptera Central
  Sharing and Advancing Knowledge about Lice
• Introduction to the Phthiraptera
  from Berkeley