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: They are typically dorso-ventrally flattened and have specialized tibio-tarsal claws to cling securely to host hair.

For further technical details on their evolutionary history, you can explore the molecular study available on BMC Evolutionary Biology . Morphological discrimination of human lice (Anoplura - PMC anoplura

Anoplura can cause intense itching (pruritus) due to allergic reactions to their saliva. More critically, certain species like the body louse act as vectors for dangerous human diseases, including , trench fever , and louse-borne relapsing fever . : They are typically dorso-ventrally flattened and have

: Their eggs, often called "nits," are oval and whitish, cemented firmly to the host's hair. Anoplura and Humans often called "nits