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==Lipeurus caponis==
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''L. caponis'' is a chewing louse, alo commonly known as a '''wing louse'''.
 
 
 
===Scientific Classification===
 
 
 
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1" 
 
| 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===
 
 
 
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1" 
 
| Class
 
| Insecta
 
|-
 
| Order
 
| Phthiraptera
 
|-
 
| Suborder
 
| Amblycera
 
|-
 
| Family
 
| Menoponidae
 
|}
 
 
 
===Identification===
 
''Menacanthus stramineus''
 
 
 
**''Menacanthus spp.'' are also pathogenic
 
***Lays its eggs in clusters around the [[The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology|cloaca]]
 
 
 
*No sucking lice
 
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