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Turkey Wing Louse - Oxylipeurus polytrapezius?

Turkey Wing Louse - Oxylipeurus polytrapezius?
Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
June 12, 2022
Size: 3 mm
Collected from the wing feathers of a mature domestic turkey hen. The lice wedge themselves in the wing veins, and if not partially exposed they can only be collected by damaging the feather. I suggest this may possibly be the slender turkey louse, Oxylipeurus polytrapezius, but I am far from certain. It may also be another species of Oxylipeurus, or perhaps a member of a related genus.

Taken at 200x magnification.