Species Linognathus pedalis (Osborn, 1896)
Sheep Foot Louse
- Haematopinus pedalis Osborn, H. 1896. Insects affecting domestic animals: an account of the species of importance in North America, with mention of related forms occurring on other animals. Bulletin of the United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology ns 5: 1-302 pls 1-2 [170].
Type data:
Neotype 'USA'.Type host:
Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Probably cosmopolitan.
Introduced.
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep), sanguinivore.
General References
Durden, L.A. & Musser, G.G. 1994. The sucking lice (Insecta, Anoplura) of the world: a taxonomic checklist with records of mammalian hosts and geographical distributions. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 218: 1-90 [42] (for full synonymy)
Murray M.D. 1963. The ecology of lice on sheep. III. Differences between the biology of Linognathus pedalis (Osborne) and L. ovillus (Neumann). Australian Journal of Zoology 11: 153-156 (ecology)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | Phthiraptera | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Alice Wells (ABRS) |
| 28-Sep-2022 | Phthiraptera | 26-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Jul-2012 | 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | ||
| 15-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED |