Difference between revisions of "Lice - Dog"

From WikiVet English
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 54: Line 54:
  
 
==Trichodectes canis==
 
==Trichodectes canis==
 +
 +
{| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1"
 +
| Also known as:
 +
| '''Dog biting louse
 +
|-
 +
|}
  
 
===Scientific Classification===
 
===Scientific Classification===

Revision as of 13:44, 15 July 2010

Heterodoxus spiniger

Scientific Classification

Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Suborder Amblycera
Family Boopidae

Identification

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.

Life Cycle

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.

Linognathus setosus

Also known as: Dog sucking louse

Scientific Classification

Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Suborder Amblycera
Family Linognathidae

Identification

The adults can reach up to 2mm in length, and the first pair of legs are smaller than both the second and third.

Life Cycle

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.

Trichodectes canis

Also known as: Dog biting louse

Scientific Classification

Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Suborder Ischnocera
Family Trichodectodae

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.