Amblycera
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{{Taxobox | name = Amblycera
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Arthropoda]]
| classis = [[Insecta]]
| ordo = [[Phthiraptera]]
| subordo = '''Amblycera'''
| subdivision_ranks = Families
| subdivision = See text.
}}
The '''Amblycera''' are a large suborder of [[phthiraptera|lice]], [[parasite|parasitic]] on both [[birds]] and [[mammals]]. The Amblycera are considered the most primitive suborder of lice. They roam freely over the surface of their [[Host (biology)|host]] and, unlike other lice, do not form permanent attachments. They feed by chewing soft areas of skin, causing an area of localised bleeding from which they drink. These insects are very much like lice except they do not stay on their host permanently.
The Amblycera are divided into six families:
* [[Boopidae]]
* [[Gyropidae]]
* [[Laemobothriidae]]
* [[Menoponidae]]
* [[Ricinidae]]
* [[Trimenoponidae]]
{{insect-stub}}{{parasite-stub}}
[[Category:Lice]]
[[Category:Parasitic animals]]
[[fr:Amblycera]]