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IN the course of a study of the life-histories and bionomics of cattle lice, I have found that the species Solenopotes capillatus, End., hitherto considered to be rare in Great Britain, is more common than has been supposed. I found the species first on dairy shorthorn cattle (cows, heifers and calves) at the Cooper Field Research Station, Little Gaddesden, Herts, and further investigations in the neighbourhood revealed the presence of this louse on three other farms. It thus appears that there is a high incidence of S. capillatus in Hertfordshire.
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CRAUFURD-BENSON, H. Bionomics of a Cattle Louse. Nature 141, 921 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141921a0
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