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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. |
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| | + | ===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. |
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| | + | [[Category:Lice - Dog]] |