Long nosed cattle louse

LONG NOSED CATTLE LOUSE

 Linognathus vituli

  • Seen all over the body, more on calves
  • Long and narrow pointed head
  • Forelegs more slender than the rest
  • Plates absent, transparent
  • Abdomen comparatively narrower. Abdominal segments with two rows of long hairs
  • Eyes absent
  •  Spiracular opening not very prominent
  • Lay one egg per day, hatch in 10 days. Egg to Egg may be 30 days
  • Eggs of lice are called Nits.
  • Metamorphosis is incomplete. The phase which develops in the egg is first nymph which is structurally similar to adult
Last modified: Friday, 23 September 2011, 6:19 AM