Athropods- Lice and Fleas

Question 1

What is the name of the development for lice?

Answer 1

Epimorphosis

Question 2

How many nymphal stages do the lice have?

Answer 2

3

Question 3

How long do the blood sucking lice survive without a host?

Answer 3

Some days only

Question 4

What is the blood sucking louse of cats?

Answer 4

Does not exist

Question 5

Which hosts are the blood sucking lice live on?

Answer 5

Mammals

Question 6

How many abdominal segments do lice have?

Answer 6

9

Question 7

One of the anoplura louse species of cattle is the Linognathus…?

Answer 7

Vituli

Question 8

What does a cocoon of a flea contain?

Answer 8

Pupa

Question 9

Which way do the flea develop?

Answer 9

Holometamorphosis

Question 10

What is characteristic for a cat infected with fleas?

Answer 10

Miliary dermatitis

Question 11

How many larval stages do the flea have?

Answer 11

3

Question 12

How big is an adult louse?

Answer 12

1-14mm

Question 13

Which gender are the biggest lice?

Answer 13

Female

Question 14

How are the eyes of the lice?

Answer 14

Reduced or absent

Question 15

How many antennae does the Amblycera/Ischnocera have?

Answer 15

3-5 segmented antennae

Question 16

How many antennae does the Anoplura have?

Answer 16

5 segmented antennae

Question 17

How long do chewing/biting lice survive without a host?

Answer 17

1-2 weeks

Question 18

How do the lice spread?

Answer 18

By contact, phoresy

Question 19

Which suborder does Felicola subrostratus belong to?

Answer 19

Anopleura- chewing/biting lice

Question 20

Which is the blood sucking louse of dogs?

Answer 20

Lignonanthus setosus

Question 21

Which is the blood sucking louse of sheep?

Answer 21

Lignonanthus stenopsis
ovillus
pedalis

Question 22

Which are the blood sucking lice of birds?

Answer 22

Does not exist

Question 23

Which are the chewing/biting lice of rabbits?

Answer 23

Does not exist

Question 24

Which are the chewing/biting lice of pigs?

Answer 24

Does not exist

Question 25

Which are the chewing/biting lice of humans?

Answer 25

Does not exist

Question 26

What is the blood-sucking lice species of cattle?

Answer 26

Lignonanthus vitulli Hematopinus eurysternus Solenopotes capillatus

Question 27

How many spiracles do lice have?

Answer 27

6 pairs

Question 28

How many abdominal segments do fleas have?

Answer 28

10 segments | lice have 9

Question 29

Genus of the rat flea?

Answer 29

Xenopsylla cheopis

Question 30

Genus of the human flea?

Answer 30

Tunga penetrans

Question 31

What is special about Tunga penetrans (jigger)?

Answer 31

Only the male sucks blood!

Question 32

Which is characteristic for a dog infected with fleas?

Answer 32

Hotspots on lumbosacral and gluteal region

Question 33

How big is an adult flea?

Answer 33

1-6mm

Question 34

In flea infestation, which are the clinical signs?

Answer 34

None of them Correct: Restlessness, scratching, intense grooming, anaemia, fleabite allergy, hot spot in dog, military dermatitis in cat)

Question 35

How does fleas develop?

Answer 35

By holometamorphosis