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Doglouse - Phthiraptera

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While there is some disagreement on the exact methods for categorizing them, lice like this dog louse may be considered to belong to the order Phthiraptera (includes all lice) or separated into Mallophaga (just chewing lice) and Anoplura (just sucking lice).