Anoplura
Translingual
Pediculus humanus capitis (human head louse)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek άνοπλος (ánoplos, “unarmed”) and ουρά (ourá, “tail”). This refers to the lack of cerci.
Proper noun
Anoplura
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Psocodea – the sucking lice.
Synonyms
- (suborder): Siphunculata (obsolete)
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Psocodea - order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Echinophthiriidae, Enderleinellidae, Haematopinidae, Hamophthiriidae, Hoplopleuridae, Hybothiridae, Linognathidae, Microthoraciidae, Neolinognathidae, Pecaroecidae, Pedicinidae, Pediculidae, Phthiridae, Polyplacidae, Ratemiidae (families)
References
- Anoplura at the Tree of Life Web Project