Lice - Poultry
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Lipeurus caponis
Scientific Classification
Class | Insecta |
Order | Phthiraptera |
Suborder | Ischnocera |
Family | Philopteridae |
- Several species of chewing lice
- Lipeurus spp. are the most pathogenic
- The 'wing louse' and the 'head louse'
- Menacanthus spp. are also pathogenic
- Lays its eggs in clusters around the cloaca
- Lipeurus spp. are the most pathogenic
- No sucking lice