Diptera Flashcards
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diptera taxonomy
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- phylum- arthropoda
- class- insecta
- order- diptera
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diptera general discription
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- biting flies and mosquitos
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diptera wings
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diptera includes what suborders
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- nematocera (thread horns)
- brachycera (short horns)
- cyclorrhapha (round holes)
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nematocera taxonomy
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- phylum- arthropoda
- class- insecta
- order- diptera
- suborder- nematocera
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nematocera other name
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thread horns
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nematocera lifecycle
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- larval stages in aquatic environment
- adults exit through a linear or t shaped slit along the back of pupa
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nematocera id
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- files w/ long antennae, small, and delicate bodies
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nematocera transmission
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blood sucking, females only
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Culcidae taxonomy
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- phylum- arthropoda
- class- insecta
- order- diptera
- suborder- nematocera
- genus- culcidae
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culcidae alt name
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mosquito
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culcidae host
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- humans
- other mammals
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culcidae life cycle
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- females need to feed to produce eggs
- complex metamorphisis
- need still water to emerge from pupal case
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culcidae transmission
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- females take blood meal males dont
- insert proboscis though skin into small vessel
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culcidae organ effected
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skin
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culcidae dx
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biological vectors for:
- malaria
- filaria (heartwork)
- west nile
- various arboviral dxs
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culcidae control
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- put bacteria into water that kill larvae instead of spraying insecticide
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simulidae taxonomy
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- phylum arthropoda
- class insecta
- order diptera
- suborder nematocera
- genus simulidae
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simulidae alt name
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blackflies
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simulidae lifecycle
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- oviposits on vegetation in water, hatched larva drop into moving water
- complex metamorphic
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metamorphic simulidae
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complex
- egg -> 6 larval stages -> pupa -> adult
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simulidae id
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threadhorns
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culicidae metamorphosis
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complex
- egg -> 4 larval stages -> pupa -> adult
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simulidae transmission
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- only females take blood meal
- pool feeder rasps small hole into host flesh
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simulidae organ affected
skin
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simulidae location
- North America by water
- arizona
- africa
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simulidae control/ tx
- repelled by smoke
| - ivermectin used to control population in Africa
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ceratopogonidae culicoides taxonomy
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phylum- arthropoda
class- insecta
order- diptera
suborder- nematocera
genus- ceratopogonidae
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ceratopogonidae culicoides alt name
biting midges, no-see-ums
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ceratopogonidae culicoides life cycle
- complex metamorphisis
| - larva develop in water/ moist
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ceratopogonidae culicoides metamorphis
- complex
| - egg -> 4 larval stages -> pupa -> adult
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ceratopogonidae culicoides id
- resemble osquitos
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ceratopogonidae culicoides transmission
- only females take blood meals
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ceratopogonidae culicoides organ affected
skin
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ceratopogonidae culicoides location
- arid western us
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ceratopogonidae culicoides bites
- usually not seen but bites very painful and burn
| - like cigarette ash on skin
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psychodidae taxonomy
- phylum arthropoda
- class insecta
- order diptera
- suborder nematocera
- genus psychodidae
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psychodidae alt name
phlebotomine sandflies
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psychodidae life cycle
larva develop in terrestrial environment -> rodeo burrows, nests
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psychodidae transmission
- leishmania live in macrophage then get infected as vector
| - only females take blood
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psychodidae feed how
- thrust blunt mandibles into skin (females only)
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psychodidae organ affected
skin
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psychodidae dx
leishmaniasis
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psychodidae location
iraq and Afghanistan
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brachycera taxonomy
phylum- arthorpoda
class- insecta
order- diptera
suborder- brachycera
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brachycera alt name
short horns
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tabanidae tabanus taxonomy
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phylum- arthropoda
class- insecta
order- diptera
suborder- brachycera
genus- tabanidae
species- tabanus
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tabanidae tabanus alt name
horseflies
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tabanidae tabanus host
- stationary animals don't bite humans
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tabanidae tabanus life cycle
- complex metamorphisis
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tabanidae tabanus metamorphisis
- complex
| - egg -> 6-13 larval stages -> pupa -> adult
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tabanidae tabanus id
- short stubby antennae stout bodies
| - spots on wings and hold them at an angle
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tabanidae tabanus transmission
only females take blood
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tabanidae tabanus organ effect
- skin
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tabanidae tabanus dx
- biological vector for filariasis, protozoa
| - mechanical vector for anthrax, tularemia, protozoa
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tababidae tabanus location
not many in us
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tababidae tabanus zebras
- strong response to linearly polarized light so light and dark zebra strips diff polarization -> disruption of attractiveness to horseflies
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tababidae tabanus tx
- epic pen used for tx bc bites can be severe
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tabanidae chrysops taxnomy
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phylum- arthropda
class- insecta
order- diptera
suborder- brachycera
genus/ species- tabanidae chyrsops
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tabanidae chrysops alt name
deer flies
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tabanidae chrysops hosts
moving animals (and humans)
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tabanidae chrysops metamorphosis
- comlex
| - egg -> 6-13 larval stages -> pupa -> adult
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tabanidae chrysops ID
- uniform slender antennae and stout bodies
| - large, bright colored eyes
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tabanidae chrysops transmission
only females take blood
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tabanidae chrysops organ affected
skin
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tabanidae chrysops dx
- biological vector for filariasis and protozoa
| - mechanical vector for anthrax, tularemia, protozoa
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tabanidae chrysops location
- Rocky Mountains and North America
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tabanidae chrysops tx
- epic pen used for tx bc bites can be severe
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drosophilidae taxonomy
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phylum- arthropoda
class- insecta
order- diptera
suborder- brachycera
genus- drosophilidae
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drosophilidae alt name
fruit fly
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drosophilidae host
- humans
- dogs
- cats
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drosophilidae dx
- DROSOPHILIDAE IS A VECTOR NOT A PARASITE
| - vector of thelizia worms found in eyes
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trichoptera taxonomy
phylum- arthropoda
class- insecta
order- trichoptera
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tricoptera metamorphpsis
complex (egg, larva, pupa, adult)
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trichoptera wings
4
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tricoptera dx
vectors for neorickettsi a causative agent of Potomac horse fever
