Ratemiidae
Sign in to saveRatemiidae is a family of lice within Anoplura (sucking lice) that is a parasite of Perissodactyla (horses and other odd toed ungulates). Ratemiidae is capable of transferring diseases such as typhus to their hosts. These lice are found primarily in China.
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Ratemiidae is a family of lice within Anoplura (sucking lice) that is a parasite of Perissodactyla (horses and other odd toed ungulates). Ratemiidae is capable of transferring diseases such as typhus to their hosts. These lice are found primarily in China.
==Ecology and evolution== Ratemiidae are a family of lice (Psocodea) within the super-family Anoplura, which entails the sucking lice. These lice have one genus (Ratemia) that consist of two species both of which are obligate parasites of horses.
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