− | The adults are hairy, brown and around 6mm in length. They have an segemented abdomen, and are wingless. ''M. ovinus'' has blood sucking mouthparts, and claws on the ends of the legs, designed to hold on to the host. They are dorso-ventrally flattened. | + | The adults are hairy, brown and around 6mm in length. They have an segmented abdomen, and are wingless. ''M. ovinus'' has blood sucking mouthparts, and claws on the ends of the legs, designed to hold on to the host. They are dorso-ventrally flattened. |