Difference between revisions of "Menacanthus stramineus"

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''Menacanthus stramineus'' is a '''chewing louse'''.
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''Menacanthus stramineus'' is a [[Chewing Lice|chewing louse]].
  
 
===Identification===
 
===Identification===

Revision as of 09:23, 29 July 2010

Menacanthus stramineus
Class Insecta
Order Phthiraptera
Family Menoponidae
Also known as: Yellow body


Chicken body louse

Menacanthus stramineus is a chewing louse.

Identification

Menacanthus stramineus is a large yellow louse. It lays its eggs in clusters around the cloaca