Linognathus africanus Kellogg and Paine

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A. & Wrenn, William J., 2004, Ectoparasitic chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae), lice (Phthiraptera), and Hemiptera (Cimicidae and Reduviidae) from South Carolina, U. S. A., Zootaxa 647, pp. 1-20 : 10

Linognathus africanus Kellogg and Paine

Pickens Co., Six Mile, 8 February 2003, ex Capra hircus Linnaeus , coll. S. Miller. Linognathus africanus is a nearly cosmopolitan ectoparasite of domestic goats and sheep. This louse was not previously reported in South Carolina, but Durden et al. (1997) reported it from Tennessee. Linognathus africanus is a potentially irritating pest of goats. Pet goats are popular in South Carolina and this louse could come into contact with people that allow goats into their homes.