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==Lipeurus caponis==
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{{Taxobox
 
|name              = Lipeurus caponis
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              = Insecta
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = Pthiraptera
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Philopteridae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            =
 
}}
 
 
 
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| Also known as:
 
| '''Wing louse
 
|}
 
 
 
''L. caponis'' is a chewing louse.
 
 
 
===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==
 
 
 
{{Taxobox
 
|name              = Menacanthus stramineus
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              = Insecta
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = Pthiraptera
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Menoponidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            =
 
}}
 
 
 
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
| Also known as:
 
| '''Yellow body
 
<br>
 
'''Chicken body louse
 
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===Identification===
 
''Menacanthus stramineus'' is a large yellow louse.  It lays its eggs in clusters around the [[The Avian Vent and Cloaca - Anatomy & Physiology|cloaca]]
 
 
 
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