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goat biting louse
Bovicola caprae
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Trichodectidae
Bovicola ovis, the sheep body louse, is a chewing louse that afflicts sheep across the world. It belongs to the order Phthiraptera, the parvorder Trichodectera, and the genus Bovicola. It spreads from sheep to sheep via direct contact of fleeces, and lives on their skin and wool.
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Distribution
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2Brazil · 1
Sources and credits
DescriptionBovicola ovis, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family
Louse
Damalinia ovis
TrichodectidaeTrichodectes octomaculatus
Trichodectes octomaculatus
TrichodectidaeTricholipeurus lipeuroides
Tricholipeurus lipeuroides
TrichodectidaeBovicola longicornis
Bovicola longicornis
Trichodectidaedog biting louse
Trichodectes canis
TrichodectidaeDamalinia meyeri
Damalinia meyeri
Trichodectidaehorse biting louse
Werneckiella equi
Trichodectidae
Tree Cattle
Cerastipsocus venosus
Psocidae