Figures 2.14


Head and mouthparts of a sucking louse, Pediculus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pediculidae).
Figures 2.14. Head and mouthparts of a sucking louse, Pediculus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Pediculidae).

(a) Longitudinal section of head (nervous system omitted). (b) Transverse section through eversible proboscis. The plane of the transverse section is indicated by the dashed line in (a). (After Snodgrass 1935)

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