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Biting Muscoid Flies Flashcards

1
Q

What genuses have both males and females feed on vertebrate blood

A 
Glossina
Stomoxys calcitrans
Haematobia irritans
Melophagus ovinus
Pseudolynchia & lynchia sp
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2
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Glossina sp AKA

A

Tsete fly

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3
Q

Glossina
host
habitat

A

humans and other mammals

Restricted to Africa, feed in daylight

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4
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How to ID Glossina sp

A

Unique wing venation- one “cell” within the wing and called “cleaver cell” or “hatchet cell”

Bayonet-like mouthparts

Strong flier

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5
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Importance of Glossina spp

A

Spread trypanosomiasis among animals and sleeping sickness among humans

Produce NAGANA disease in cattle (Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense, T. vivax)

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6
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T/F Glossina spp have simple metamorphosis

A

F

Complex

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7
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T/F Glossina spp have tremendous reproductive potential

A

F

Make ONE larva at a time and femals only breeds ONCE in her lifetime.

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8
Q

Glossina zoonotic?

A

NO

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9
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Stomoxys calcitrans AKA

A

Stable fly or biting house fly

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10
Q

Stomoxys calcitrans

host

A

Humans and other mammals with pointy ears

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11
Q

Stomoxys calcitrans

ID

A

Similar to house fly BUT has protuding bayonet-like mouthpart designed for blood sucking

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12
Q

Importance of Stomoxys calcitrans

A

Mass fly attacks in N America and annoys livestock.

Mechanimal transmission of pathogenic agents because of interrupted feeding

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13
Q

Stomoxys calcitrans zoonotic

A

NO

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14
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Haematobia irritans AKA

A

Horn fly

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15
Q

Haematobia irritans
host
habitat

A

Cattle

Adult flies remain on cattle both day and night. Rest on cow

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16
Q

Haematobia irritans ID

A

Looks similar to stable fly BUT is 1/2 the size. Still has bayonet-like mouthpart.

17
Q

Haematobia irritans importance

A

Disrupts cattle production

18
Q

Haematobia irritans zoonotic

A

NO

19
Q

T/F hippoboscid flies aren’t dipterans

A

F

True dipterans

20
Q

Melophagus ovinus AKA

A

Sheep ked

-permanent ectoparasite

21
Q

Melophagus
host
habitat

A

Sheep and goats

Wool and fleece of sheep and goats

22
Q

ID melophagus ovinus

A

Wingless dipteran
leathery
No neck
“sheep tick”

23
Q

Modified complex metamorphosis of melophagus ovinus

A

Female sheep ked retains egg wthin uterus until larvae fully developed. Only carries one larva and feeds on milk glands.

24
Q

Melophagus ovinus zoonotic

A

NO

25
Q

Pseudolynchia and lynchia spp AKA

A

Louae flies of birds

26
Q

Pseudolynchia
host
habitat

A

Raptors
Birds

Feathers of birds

27
Q

ID pseudolynchia spp

A

Winged supterans
clawed
swift fliers

28
Q

Importance of pseudolynchia

A

Serve as intermediate host Haemoproteus columbae, protozoan that produces malaria in pigeons

29
Q

T/F Hippoboscids undergo modified complex metamorphosis

A

T

30
Q

Pseudolynchia spp zoonotic

A

NO

31
Q

Hippoboscid spp

A

Pseudolynchia

Melophagus ovis

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