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Poultry Lice

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POULTRY LICE
Lice Anatomy & Terms

1. Poultry Lice with head wider than thorax ..................... Go to: 2 & 3


2. One row of dorsal setae per abdominal segment
                                            ........................................ Menopon gallinae

3. At least two rows of dorsal setae per abdominal segment
                                 ........................................ Menacanthus stramineus

Menopon gallinae abdominal setae


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