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==Trichodectes canis==
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| Also known as:
| '''Dog biting louse
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===Scientific Classification===
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| Class
| Insecta
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| Order
| Phthiraptera
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| Suborder
| Ischnocera
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| Family
| Trichodectodae
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===Identification===
The adults are small, yellow lice, measuring around 1.5mm in length. They have short legs, each with a single claw on the end.
===Life Cycle===
The female is capbale of laying several eggs per day, and usually lives for around a month. The eggs then take around 7-14 days to hatch, and then undergo three subsequent transformations to become a reproducitve adult.
[[Category:Lice - Dog]]