Trichodectes canis

Trichodectes canis
Class	Insecta
Order	Phthiraptera
Family	Trichodectodae

Also known as:

Dog biting louse

Identification

The adults are small, yellow lice, measuring around 1.5mm in length. They have short legs, each with a single claw on the end.

Life Cycle

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.