Difference between revisions of "Linognathus pedalis"

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|family            = Linognathidae
 
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===Identification===
 
===Identification===
''Linognathus pedalis'' is a sucking louse, also known as 'sheep foot louse'.
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''Linognathus pedalis'' is a [[:Category:Sucking Lice|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.
 
The adults are blue and are around 2mm in length.  The forelimbs are smaller than both the midlimbs and hindlimbs.
  
 
===Life Cycle===
 
===Life Cycle===
See ''L. ovillus''.
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See [[Linognathus ovillus|''L. ovillus'']].
  
 
[[Category:Lice - Sheep]]
 
[[Category:Lice - Sheep]]
 
[[Category:Sucking Lice]]
 
[[Category:Sucking Lice]]
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Revision as of 13:33, 29 July 2010


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.