Well it’s a new year for Friday Night Lice, and that means that we will be introducing many new specimens (new to this blog). I would like to start with a specimen from 1966 that was collected in Lucknow, India. Another clue is that it is from our Anoplura collection.
![Microscopic image of louse specimen.](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7499/15871065979_660f55a5a5.jpg)
Please comment if you have any guesses of the identity of this louse or its host!
Hmm, I’m thinking. But I can’t for sure determine exactly which one! Looks like it might be a Hamophthiriidae, but I’m also leaning towards another genus Hoplopleuridae. However, I am more sure of the first one, so just scratch my second suggestion (unless it’s the correct one).
Thanks for the guess! It’s actually a Polyplacidae. I’ll be posting the species shortly.