Haematopinus suis Svinelus (Louse of pigs)
Order: Phthiraptera: Lice | Suborder: Anoplura: Sucking lice.
Specific morphology: Very large and stout adults (length: 3.5-6 mm) with very strong legs and claws.		Thin perforating stylet, i.e. biting-sucking mouthparts for capillary sucking in front.
Hosts: Pigs (the only species of lice on swine).
General morphology of sucking lice: Wingless, dorso-ventrally flattened insects. Head: Relatively narrow, pointed front with thin sucking mouthparts, long lateral antennae. Thorax: Strong legs, large claws for grasping. Abdominal segments: Black when blood-filled, wider than thorax, lateral spiracles with brown plates.