Short-nosed Cattle Louse
Scientific name: Haematopinus eurysternus (Nitzsch)
(Anoplura: Haematopinidae)
Facts: The short-nosed cattle louse lives on and sucks blood from
cattle. These wingless insects are only 1/20 to 1/16 inch long. Whereas
chewing lice have wide heads, sucking lice have narrow heads.
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courtesy of Oklahoma State University Department of Entomology,
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