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==Heterodoxus spiniger==
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|name              = Heterodoxus spiniger
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|class              = Insecta
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|order              = Phthiraptera
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|family            = 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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| '''Dog sucking louse
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|name              = Linognathus setosus
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|order              = Pthiraptera
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|family            = 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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|name              = Trichodectes canis
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|family            = Trichodectidae
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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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