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The common sucking lice occurring on animals are the large-headed horse louse, H. macrocephalus; the long-nosed ox louse, H. tenuirostris; the large-bellied ox louse, H. curysternus; the H. stenopses of sheep; H. suis of swine; and the H. piliferus of the dog. Menopon palidum, Lipiurus variabilis and Gonoides dissimilis are the common lice found on poultry.
LICE. The sucking lice belong to the genus Hoematopinus, and the biting lice of mammals belong to the genus Trichodectes. Different species of sucking and biting lice occur on the different species of farm animals. Poultry act as hosts for many different species of biting lice belonging to the following genuses: Lipiurus, Goniodes, Goniocotes and Menopon.
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