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| + | ===Scientific Classification=== |
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| + | {| cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" border="1" |
| + | | Class |
| + | | Insecta |
| + | |- |
| + | | Order |
| + | | Phthiraptera |
| + | |- |
| + | | Suborder |
| + | | Anoplura |
| + | |- |
| + | | Family |
| + | | Linognathidae |
| + | |} |
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| + | ===Identification=== |
| + | ''L. vituli'' is a elongated dark blue louse around 2mm in length. The forelegs are smaller than both the midlegs and the hindlegs. |
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| + | The eggs are dark, and often cannot be seen on the host by the naked eye alone. |
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| + | ===Life Cycle=== |
| + | The female lays eggs on the host, and these hatch generally within 2 weeks into nymphs. Like many other cattle louse, the nymph is similar in appearance to the adult, just slightly smaller. The nymph then undergoes three further transformations before becoming a mature adult. |
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| + | The adults are capable of living for around one month, and the lifecycle of ''L. vituli'' is between two and three weeks. |
| + | [[Category:Lice_-_Cattle]] |