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Diptera - nematocera Flashcards

1
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larvae and pupae are…

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aquatic

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2
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Type of parasite?

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Intermittent - female requires blood meal

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3
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Biting midges “sand flies” in Aus

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Ceratopogonidae

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4
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Black flies

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Similiidae

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5
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Sand Flies

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Psychodidae

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6
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Mosquitoes

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Culicidae

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7
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Effect on host

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Irritation from bites Blood loss Vectors

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8
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Nematocera are vectors for…

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Viruses e.g. bluetoungue Bacteria Protozoa e.g. malaria, leishmaniasis Nematodes e.g. dirofilaria

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9
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Ceratopogonidae

Indentification of culicoides

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Spotted Wings

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10
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Main groups of culicoides

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11
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Define crepuscular

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like twighlight

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12
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Features of Culicoides marksi

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Native species

Abundant in wet season in Northern Aus

crepuscular

feed on leg and body of cattle

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13
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Features of Culicoides brevitarsis and culicoides wadai

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Introduced

crepuscular

breed in cattle dung*

bite on dorsal midline

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14
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Signifacance of Culicoides brevitarsis and culicoides wadai

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Cuase Quuensland itch in horses - hypersensitivity to bites

Transmit bluetoungue

Transmit onchocerca gibsoni & O. gutturosa

Impact on economy as people don’t want to eat infected meat.

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15
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How to prevent Queensland itch from culicoides brevitarsis?

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Stable horses

Use repellants

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16
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Which culicoides has a wide distribution but is an innefficient vector?

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Culicoides brevitarsis

17
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Which culicoides has a limited distribution but is an effecive vector?

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Culicoides wadai

18
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Features of simuliidae

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Humped back

black flies

Aquatic lifecycle, along rivers

larvae are carnivorous

eggs survive in sand 2 years and develop after food

19
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Simuliidae

Pest of Australia?

Pest of Africa?

Significance

A

Austrosimulium pestilens

Simulium damnosum

Transmit: onchocera gutturosa in cattle

O. volvulus in human (blindness)

20
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Indentification of Psychodidae

A

hairy wings

21
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In Australia Psychodidae feed on?

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Sergentomyia - Reptiles and amphibians.

22
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Significance of Psychodidae?

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Vector of leishmaniasis

23
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Features of Culicidae

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aquatic larvae

males non parasitic

females need blood meal

diurnal, nocturnal and crepuscular

24
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Significance of culicidae?

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VECTOR

Virus e.g. yellow fever, dengue

Protozoa e.g. Plasmodium (malaria)

Nematodes e.g. Dirofilaria immitis

25
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Control of culicidae?

A

Remove breeding site (standing water)

repellant

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