Haematopinus tuberculatus
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Haematopinus tuberculatus (click on image to enlarge it)
Source: Natural History Museum, London Collection
Source: Natural History Museum, London Collection
Haematopinus tuberculatus (Burmeister, 1839) - (buffalo louse)
This louse is widely distributed and a blood-sucking ectoparasite which feeds on water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), cattle, camels, and the American bison (Bison bison). The adult lice are around 5.5 mm long.