Damalinia

Damalinia
A genus of biting lice containing a number of species found on domestic and wild animals; they are all highly host-specific, one species being confined to each species of mammal. SEE ALSO: Bovicola, Trichodectes.

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Dam·a·lin·ia (dam″ə-linґe-ə) a genus of parasitic biting lice (order Mallophaga); several species were formerly classified in the genus Trichodectes. D. boґvis infests cattle; D. eґqui infests horses; D. hermґsi and D. oґvis infest sheep; and D. capґrae, D. crasґsipes, and D. limbaґta infest goats.

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