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|name              = ''Linognthus pedalis
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Also known as: '''''Sheep foot louse
  
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==Identification==
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''Linognathus pedalis'' is a [[:Category:Sucking Lice|sucking louse]] of sheep, also known as 'sheep foot louse'.
| Insecta
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The adults are blue and are around 2mm in length.  The forelimbs are smaller than both the midlimbs and hindlimbs.
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===Identification===
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==Life Cycle==
''Linognathus pedalis'' is a sucking louse, also known as 'sheep foot louse'.
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The adults are blue and are around 2mm in length. The forelimbs are smaller than both the midlimbs and hindlimbs.
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See [[Linognathus ovillus|''L. ovillus'']].
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The lice cause [[Pediculosis|pediculosis]].
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===Life Cycle===
 
See ''L. ovillus''.
 
  
 
[[Category:Lice - Sheep]]
 
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[[Category:Sucking Lice]]

Latest revision as of 16:58, 30 July 2012

Linognthus pedalis
Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Family Linognathidae
Species Linognthus pedalis

Also known as: Sheep foot louse

Identification

Linognathus pedalis is a sucking louse of sheep, 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.

The lice cause pediculosis.


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