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Species Trichodectes canis - Dog Biting Louse

Dog biting lice - Trichodectes canis Dog biting lice - Trichodectes canis Dog biting lice - Trichodectes canis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Psocodea (Barklice, Booklice, and Parasitic Lice)
No Taxon (Phthiraptera (Parasitic Lice))
No Taxon (Mallophaga (Chewing Lice))
No Taxon (Ischnocera)
Family Trichodectidae
Genus Trichodectes
Species canis (Dog Biting Louse)
Other Common Names
Dog Chewing Louse
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
orig. comb.: Ricinus canis De Geer 1778
Explanation of Names
Latin canis 'of dogs'
Internet References
Memoires pour servir a l'histoire des insectes, v.7, p.81    De Geer's original description of the species (in French)