Arthropods Flashcards
what are the stages of an incomplete (simple) metamorphosis
egg > nymph > adult
what part of the life cycle is not present in an incomplete (simple) metamorphosis
no pupation stage
which life stages in an incomplete metamorphosis are nearly identical and cause similar problems
adults and nymphs
which life cycle has a pupation stage
complete (complex) metamorphosis
true or false:
the adults and larvae in a complete metamorphosis are very different
true
what are the life stages in a complete (complex) metamorphosis
egg > larva > pupa > adult
what is different about a modified complete (complex) metamorphosis
larvae are retained within the body of the female
true or false:
arachnids do not pupate
true
what are considered the true flies
muscidae - house fly
calliphoridae - blowfly
keds
bot flies
what is the general life cycle of all flies
complete metamorphosis
what are the sponging non-biting flies
musca domestica
musca autumnalis
what are the piercing/sucking (biting) flies
stomoxys
haematobia
melophagus
mosquitoes
what are the slashing/ sucking (biting) flies
culicoides
sandfly
what are the slashing/sponging (biting) flies
tabanidae
simulium
which flies have vestigial mouthpart or are absent
hypoderma
oestrus
gasterophilus
cuterebra
which flies have vestigial mouthpart or are absent
hypoderma
oestrus
gasterophilus
cuterebra
what are the problematic lifestage(s) of musca domestica
male and female adults
what kind of mouth part does musca domestica have
sponging mouth part
what is musca domestica an intermediate host for
habronemiasis
true or false:
musca domestica rarely causes clinical manifestations
true
what is the cutaneous disease that can be caused by musca domestica
summer sores via habronemiasis
describe the larvae in the lesions of habronemiasis
spiny knobs on thier tails
what are the hosts of musca autumnalis
cattle
horses
what are the problematic lifestages of musca autumnalis
male
female
where does musca autumnalis lay it’s eggs
cow manure <1 hour old
where would you expect to see musca autumnalis on an animal
swarming around head
feeding at eyes, face and wounds
in cattle, what is musca autumnalis a vector of
moraxella bovis (pink eye)
in cattle and horses what is musca autumnalis an intermediate host of
thelazia
