VPA 221: Veterinary Entomology and Acarology (1+1)

Biting lice vz Sucking lice

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BITING LICE AND SUCKING LICE

           

BITING LICE	SUCKING LICE
Order:   Mallophaga Small, wingless, dorsoventrally flattened	Order:  Siphunculata Small, wingless, dorsoventrally flattened
HEAD
Antenna short 3-5 Eyes vestigeal Rounded head	5 segmented Absent/Present Conical pointed head
THORAX
Indistinct segmentation Meso and Meta thorax fused Pro thorax- distinct and seperate Legs:  Tarsi with 1 or 2 segments, 2 claws or one Wings: Absent	All three segments fused   Tarsi with 1 segment, 1 claw
ABDOMEN
·         8 segment visible out of 11. 1, 2 and 9,10 are fused, 11- not seen	·         7 of 9 segments are visible
·         Incomplete metamorphosis

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