Ectoparasitic chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae), lice (Phthiraptera), and Hemiptera (Cimicidae and Reduviidae) from South Carolina, U. S. A. Author Reeves, Will K. Author Durden, Lance A. Author Wrenn, William J. text Zootaxa 2004 647 1 20 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.158298 45a301df-f575-46fa-a8ed-dd8d6ca53b18 1175­5326 158298 52622931-7DA7-4EF3-9AB9-47D8E47C9B4C Trichodectes canis (DeGeer) Chester Co., Blackstock, 12 March 1992 , ex Homo sapiens , coll. G. Lewis. The collection of a dog louse from a human represents an accidental association but demonstrates the potential for these lice to come into contact with people. The dog chewing louse, T. canis , is an intermediate host for the “double pored” dog tapeworm Dipylidium caninum (Linnaeus) . Human infections with D. caninum have been reported in South Carolina (Anonymous 1976). This louse also infests wild canids (Durden 2001).