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Haarlinge

English translation: biting louse, order mallophaga

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German term or phrase:Haarling
English translation:biting louse, order mallophaga
Entered by: John Speese

15:40 Mar 19, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
German term or phrase: Haarlinge
Läuse und Haarlinge
Kratzt und beknabbert sich Ihr Hund vermehrt, deutet dies auf einen Befall mit Läusen oder Haarlingen hin. Beide Parasiten können Sie mit bloßem Auge sehen. An den Haaren Ihres Hundes können Sie die Nissen – die Eier der Parasiten – als weißglänzende Pünktchen erkennen.
Läuse und Haarlinge gehen nicht auf Menschen über, doch sollten Sie schnellstmöglich eine Behandlung des befallenen Hundes veranlassen. Er leidet durch das Blutsaugen der Läuse unter starkem Juckreiz und könnte sich blutig kratzen!
Läuse und Haarlinge
Kratzt und beknabbert sich Ihr Hund vermehrt, deutet dies auf einen Befall mit Läusen oder Haarlingen hin. Beide Parasiten können Sie mit bloßem Auge sehen. An den Haaren Ihres Hundes können Sie die Nissen – die Eier der Parasiten – als weißglänzende Pünktchen erkennen.
Läuse und Haarlinge gehen nicht auf Menschen über, doch sollten Sie schnellstmöglich eine Behandlung des befallenen Hundes veranlassen. Er leidet durch das Blutsaugen der Läuse unter starkem Juckreiz und könnte sich blutig kratzen!

What is the difference between Haarlinge and Läuse?

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Jianming Sun
Local time: 04:21
(dog) biting lice, order mallophaga
Explanation:
Dog biting louse is correct, I'm just answering to explain the difference between Laeuse (sucking lice, order anoplura) and Haarlinge (biting or chewing lice, order mallophaga). Both insects are commonly known simply as lice in English, and both are parasites. Some entomologists lump both types as suborders under the name phthiraptera, others separate the two into different orders (anoplura and mallophaga). Sucking lice (anoplura) have sucking mouthpouts and feed on blood, biting or chewing lice have biting jaws and feed mainly on skin and hair/feathers. They are also known as bird lice because most of the lice found on birds and poultry are of this type, however, as you see, some mallophaga lice also feed on mammals. And as the article says, most species are very host specific, the lice that attack humans, Pthiris pubis (crabs) and the head and body subspecies of Pediculis humanis, are different species of the order anoplura.
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John Speese
United States
Local time: 16:21
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Thank you all for kind help and useful information!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1(dog) biting lice, order mallophaga
John Speese
4 +1Trichodectes canis (common Name: dogbiting louse)
Lancashireman


  

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Trichodectes canis (common Name: dogbiting louse)


Explanation:
Trichodectes canis Common Name dogbiting louse

http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/name_s/b_4121.htm


http://www.polarhunde-nothilfe.com/Wissen/wissen_body.htm?ht...



Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(dog) biting lice, order mallophaga


Explanation:
Dog biting louse is correct, I'm just answering to explain the difference between Laeuse (sucking lice, order anoplura) and Haarlinge (biting or chewing lice, order mallophaga). Both insects are commonly known simply as lice in English, and both are parasites. Some entomologists lump both types as suborders under the name phthiraptera, others separate the two into different orders (anoplura and mallophaga). Sucking lice (anoplura) have sucking mouthpouts and feed on blood, biting or chewing lice have biting jaws and feed mainly on skin and hair/feathers. They are also known as bird lice because most of the lice found on birds and poultry are of this type, however, as you see, some mallophaga lice also feed on mammals. And as the article says, most species are very host specific, the lice that attack humans, Pthiris pubis (crabs) and the head and body subspecies of Pediculis humanis, are different species of the order anoplura.

John Speese
United States
Local time: 16:21
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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Thank you all for kind help and useful information!

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agree  Cetacea: Couldn't agree more! ;-)
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