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| + | Also known as: '''''Long-nosed cattle louse |
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| + | ''Lignognathus vituli'' is a [[:Category:Sucking Lice|'''sucking louse''']] of cattle. |
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− | ''Lignognathus vituli'' is a [[:Category:Sucking Lice|'''sucking louse''']].
| + | ==Identification== |
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| ''L. vituli'' is a elongated dark blue louse around 2mm in length. The forelegs are smaller than both the midlegs and the hindlegs. | | ''L. vituli'' is a elongated dark blue louse around 2mm in length. The forelegs are smaller than both the midlegs and the hindlegs. |
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| The eggs are dark, and often cannot be seen on the host by the naked eye alone. | | The eggs are dark, and often cannot be seen on the host by the naked eye alone. |
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| The female lays eggs on the host, and these hatch generally within 2 weeks into nymphs. Like many other cattle louse, the nymph is similar in appearance to the adult, just slightly smaller. The nymph then undergoes three further transformations before becoming a mature adult. | | The female lays eggs on the host, and these hatch generally within 2 weeks into nymphs. Like many other cattle louse, the nymph is similar in appearance to the adult, just slightly smaller. The nymph then undergoes three further transformations before becoming a mature adult. |
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| The adults are capable of living for around one month, and the lifecycle of ''L. vituli'' is between two and three weeks. | | The adults are capable of living for around one month, and the lifecycle of ''L. vituli'' is between two and three weeks. |
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| + | ==Literature Search== |
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| + | Use these links to find recent scientific publications via CAB Abstracts (log in required unless accessing from a subscribing organisation). |
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| + | [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Linognathus+vituli%22%29 ''Linognathus vituli'' publications] |
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| [[Category:Lice_-_Cattle]] | | [[Category:Lice_-_Cattle]] |