Biting Louse

#5495  I just found this on a my brothers puppy and was crawling on my finger and it bit me. I’ve tried all the pictures on Google a nothing has come close to what this is. I live in  Alaska and some random guy gave him the puppy. I took a magnifying glass and took the picture with my cellphone. Thanks

This appears to be a biting louse (Psocodea/Phthiraptera : Mallophaga), it looks like Trichodectes canis, a species commonly found on dogs and wild canids. See http://tinyurl.com/qxucs8y for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV

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