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==Trichodectes canis==
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| Also known as:
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| '''Dog biting louse
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===Scientific Classification===
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| Class
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| Insecta
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| Order
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| Phthiraptera
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| Suborder
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| Ischnocera
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| Family
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| Trichodectodae
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===Identification===
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The adults are small, yellow lice, measuring around 1.5mm in length.  They have short legs, each with a single claw on the end.
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===Life Cycle===
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The female is capbale of laying several eggs per day, and usually lives for around a month.  The eggs then take around 7-14 days to hatch, and then undergo three subsequent transformations to become a reproducitve adult.
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[[Category:Lice - Dog]]
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