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==Lipeurus caponis== | ==Lipeurus caponis== | ||
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| + | ''L. caponis'' is a chewing louse, alo commonly known as a '''wing louse'''. | ||
===Scientific Classification=== | ===Scientific Classification=== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
| − | + | ==Menacanthus stramineus== | |
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| − | + | ===Scientific Classification=== | |
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| + | | Class | ||
| + | | Insecta | ||
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| + | | Order | ||
| + | | Phthiraptera | ||
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| + | | Suborder | ||
| + | | Amblycera | ||
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| + | | Family | ||
| + | | Menoponidae | ||
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**''Menacanthus spp.'' are also pathogenic | **''Menacanthus spp.'' are also pathogenic | ||
***Lays its eggs in clusters around the [[The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology|cloaca]] | ***Lays its eggs in clusters around the [[The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology|cloaca]] | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 14 July 2010
Lipeurus caponis
L. caponis is a chewing louse, alo commonly known as a wing louse.
Scientific Classification
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder | Ischnocera |
| Family | Philopteridae |
Identification
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.
Menacanthus stramineus
Scientific Classification
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Phthiraptera |
| Suborder | Amblycera |
| Family | Menoponidae |
- Menacanthus spp. are also pathogenic
- Lays its eggs in clusters around the cloaca
- Menacanthus spp. are also pathogenic
- No sucking lice