''Bovicola'' is a genus of
lice
Louse ( : lice) is the common name for any member of the clade Phthiraptera, which contains nearly 5,000 species of wingless parasitic insects. Phthiraptera has variously been recognized as an order, infraorder, or a parvorder, as a result o ...
belonging to the family
Trichodectidae
Trichodectidae is a family of louse in the suborder Ischnocera. Its species are parasites
Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Bovicola alpinus''
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Bovicola bovis
''Bovicola bovis'' (also called ''Damalinia bovis'' and the red louse) is a cattle-biting louse found all over the world. It is a common pest of cattle of all types and sizes. They are one of many of the lice in the order Phthiraptera, but are di ...
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Bovicola breviceps''
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Bovicola caprae''
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Bovicola concavifrons''
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Bovicola crassipes''
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Bovicola hemitragi''
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Bovicola jellisoni
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola limbatus''
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Bovicola longicornis
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola multispinosus
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola oreamnidis
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola ovis
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola sedecimdecembrii
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola tarandi
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis''
*'' Bovicola breviceps''
*'' Bovicola caprae''
*'' Bovicola concavifrons'' ...
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Bovicola tibialis
''Bovicola'' is a genus of lice belonging to the family Trichodectidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*'' Bovicola alpinus''
*''Bovicola bovis
''Bovicola bovis'' (also called ''Damalinia bovis'' and the red louse) is a c ...
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References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q13654314
Trichodectidae