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Trichodectes canis
Dx:
- examine hair or feathers to visualize lice and nits using handheld magnifying lens or binocular headband
- clip hair or collect with thumb forceps and place in a drop of mineral oil on a glass slide and place cover slip and examine at 4x and 10x
- collect with clear cellophane tape and place on glass slide
Type: dog chewing/biting
Host: mammals and birds
Location: in and among hairs of hosts
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mallophaga
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Transmitted: Animal-to-animal
Zoonotic: No
Characteristics:
dorsoventrally flattened
smaller than Anoplura
usually yellow and have large, rounded head
head bigger than thorax
3 pairs of legs
single pair antennae


Felicola subrostratus
Dx:
- examine hair or feathers to visualize lice and nits using handheld magnifying lens or binocular headband
- clip hair or collect with thumb forceps and place in a drop of mineral oil on a glass slide and place cover slip and examine at 4x and 10x
- collect with clear cellophane tape and place on glass slide
Type: cat chewing/biting
Host: mammals and birds
Location: in and among hairs of hosts
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mallophaga
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Transmitted: Animal-to-animal
Zoonotic: No
Characteristics:
dorsoventrally flattened
smaller than Anoplura
usually yellow and have large, rounded head
head bigger than thorax
3 pairs of legs
single pair antennae


Damalinia bovis
Dx:
- examine hair or feathers to visualize lice and nits using handheld magnifying lens or binocular headband
- clip hair or collect with thumb forceps and place in a drop of mineral oil on a glass slide and place cover slip and examine at 4x and 10x
- collect with clear cellophane tape and place on glass slide
Type: bovine chewing/biting
Host: horse, sheep, goat, cow
Location: in and among hairs of hosts
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mallophaga
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Transmitted: Animal-to-animal
Zoonotic: No
Characteristics:
dorsoventrally flattened
smaller than Anoplura
usually yellow and have large, rounded head
head bigger than thorax
3 pairs of legs
single pair antennae


Gliricola porcelli / Gyropus ovalis
Dx:
- examine hair or feathers to visualize lice and nits using handheld magnifying lens or binocular headband
- clip hair or collect with thumb forceps and place in a drop of mineral oil on a glass slide and place cover slip and examine at 4x and 10x
- collect with clear cellophane tape and place on glass slide
Type: Guinea pig chewing/biting
Host: Guinea pigs
Location: normal hairless areas between nose and lips, outer pinnae, behind ears
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Mallophaga
Suborder: Amblycera
Subphylum: Mandibulata
Transmitted: Animal-to-animal
Zoonotic: No
Characteristics:
dorsoventrally flattened
smaller than Anoplura
usually yellow and have large, rounded head
head bigger than thorax
3 pairs of legs
single pair antennae
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