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{{Taxobox
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|name              = ''Lipeurus caponis
| '''Wing louse
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|kingdom            =
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|phylum            =
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|class              = [[Insecta]]
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|sub-class          =
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|order              = [[Phthiraptera]]
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|super-family      =
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|family            = Philopteridae
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|sub-family        =
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|genus              =
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|species            = ''Lipeurus caponis
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}}
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Also known as: '''''Wing louse
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''L. caponis'' is a chewing louse.
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''L. caponis'' is a [[Chewing Lice|chewing louse]] of poultry.
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===Scientific Classification===
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==Identification==
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The adult is grey and has a long elongated shape. Characteristically, the hind limbs are twice as long as the first two pairs of legs, and on each leg there are two tarsal claws.
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| Insecta
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{{Learning
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|literature search = [http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title%3A%28%22Lipeurus+caponis%22%29 ''Lipeurus caponis'' publications]
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| Phthiraptera
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| Ischnocera
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| Family
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| Philopteridae
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===Identification===
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The adult is grey and has a long elongated shape.  Characteristically, the hindlimbs are twice as long as the first two pairs of legs, and on each leg there are two tarsal claws.
      
[[Category:Lice - Poultry]]
 
[[Category:Lice - Poultry]]
 
[[Category:Chewing Lice]]
 
[[Category:Chewing Lice]]
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