L. gibbus is also a non-burrowing mite. Adult females are sometimes described as similar to a flea in appearance, with a striated cuticle, dark, sclerotic head and short legs with no clasping adaptations. Membranous flaps arising from the first set of legs attach the mites to a hair. Males have a long adanal process and adanal suckers. <br><br> | L. gibbus is also a non-burrowing mite. Adult females are sometimes described as similar to a flea in appearance, with a striated cuticle, dark, sclerotic head and short legs with no clasping adaptations. Membranous flaps arising from the first set of legs attach the mites to a hair. Males have a long adanal process and adanal suckers. <br><br> |