- Hippoboscidae, the
louse flies or keds, are
obligate parasites of
mammals and birds. In this family, the
winged species can
fly at
least reasonably well...
-
Pseudolynchia canariensis, the
pigeon louse fly or
pigeon fly, is a
species of
biting fly in the
family of
louse flies, Hippoboscidae.
Pseudolynchia canariensis...
-
fly, and
their short,
stumpy legs
render them
incapable of jumping, or even
walking efficiently on flat surfaces. The non-disease-carrying head
louse...
-
species of
louse—the head
louse and the body
louse are
subspecies of
Pediculus hum****; and the
pubic louse,
Pthirus pubis. The body
louse has the smallest...
- The body
louse (Pediculus hum**** hum****, also
known as
Pediculus hum**** corporis) or the
cootie is a
hematophagic ectoparasite louse that
infests humans...
- crab
louse or
pubic louse (Pthirus pubis) is an
insect that is an
obligate ectoparasite of humans,
feeding exclusively on blood. The crab
louse usually...
- clothing, and
Pediculus hum**** capitis, or the
human head
louse.
Pthirus pubis (the
human pubic louse) is the
cause of the
condition known as crabs. These...
- Mystacinobiidae,
while also a bat
fly,
belongs to the
superfamily Oestroidea). The
Hippoboscidae are
commonly called louse flies or ked flies. The bat flies...
-
producing many
generations of
wingless females gives rise to
winged forms that
fly to
other branches or
trees of its
typical food plant.
Aphids that are attacked...
- Ked, or
sheep ked –
Melophagus ovinus, a
species of
louse-
fly, a
nearly flightless biting fly infesting sheep. Kemp – a short, white, hollow, hairy...
