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==Bovicola ovis==
 
 
 
{{Taxobox
 
|name              = Bovicola ovis
 
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|phylum            =
 
|class              = Insecta
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = Pthiraptera
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Trichodectidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
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| Also known as:
 
| '''Damalinia ovis
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
===Identification===
 
''Bovicola ovis'' is a chewing lice around 3mm in length.  It is reddish brown in colour, and has a single claw on each of its tarsi.
 
 
 
===Life Cycle===
 
The female produces white eggs which can readily be seen by the naked eye.  The female can produce a large amount of eggs in a short period of time, so the infection can become severe very quickly.  The egg hatches into a nymph, which then undergoes two further transformations at 5-9 day intervals before eventually transforming into an adult.
 
 
 
The complete cycle takes around 2-3 weeks, and the adults are capable of living and reproducing for up to a month.
 
 
 
==Linognathus ovillus==
 
 
 
{{Taxobox
 
|name              = Linognathus ovillus
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              = Insecta
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = Pthiraptera
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Linognthidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            =
 
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| Also known as:
 
| '''Long-nosed louse
 
<br>
 
'''Sheep face louse
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
===Identification===
 
''Linognathus ovillus'' is a sucking louse, also known as the 'sheep face louse'
 
It is a dark blue louse, with a long, thin body.
 
 
 
The eggs are dark blue, and are not easily seen on the hair by the naked eye.
 
 
 
===Life Cycle===
 
The eggs generally hatch into nymps within 2 weeks, and must undergo three further transformations before becoming mature adults.  The complete cycle from an egg to an adult usually takes around 30 days.
 
 
 
==Linognathus pedalis==
 
 
 
{{Taxobox
 
|name              = Linognathus pedalis
 
|kingdom            =
 
|phylum            =
 
|class              = Insecta
 
|sub-class          =
 
|order              = Pthiraptera
 
|super-family      =
 
|family            = Linognthidae
 
|sub-family        =
 
|genus              =
 
|species            =
 
}}
 
 
 
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 
| Also known as:
 
| '''Sheep foot louse
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
===Identification===
 
''Linognathus pedalis'' is a sucking louse, also known as 'sheep foot louse'.
 
The adults are blue and are around 2mm in length.  The forelimbs are smaller than both the midlimbs and hindlimbs.
 
 
 
===Life Cycle===
 
See ''L. ovillus''.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 13:34, 29 July 2010