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− | ==Heterodoxus spiniger==
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− | ===Scientific Classification===
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− | | Insecta
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− | | Order
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− | | Phthiraptera
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− | | Amblycera
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− | | Family
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− | | Boopidae
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− | ===Identification===
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− | The adults are relatively large at around 5mm in length. They are yellow and the tarsi end in two claws, enabling them to be distinguished from other lice.
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− | ===Life Cycle===
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− | The female produces eggs, which can be found throughout the body of an infected host. Three further nymphal stages are required to produce a mature adult.
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− | ==Linognathus setosus==
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− | | Also known as:
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− | | '''Dog sucking louse
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− | ===Scientific Classification===
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− | | Phthiraptera
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− | | Amblycera
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− | | Family
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− | | Linognathidae
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− | ===Identification===
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− | The adults can reach up to 2mm in length, and the first pair of legs are smaller than both the second and third.
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− | ===Life Cycle===
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− | The eggs hatch in around 2 weeks, forming nymphs. The nymphs then undergo three further stages before becoming reproductive adults. This process takes around 2 weeks.
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− | ==Trichodectes canis==
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− | | Also known as:
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− | | '''Dog biting louse
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− | ===Scientific Classification===
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− | | Class
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− | | Insecta
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− | | Order
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− | | Phthiraptera
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− | | Ischnocera
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− | | Family
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− | | Trichodectodae
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− | ===Identification===
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− | 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===
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− | 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]]
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− | [[Category:To_Do_-_Max]]
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