Mites Flashcards
itch mtie
Sarcoptes scabei
Face mange in cats
notoedres cati
Scaly leg of chickens
Knimidocoptes mutans
Scaly face in birds
Knemidocoptes pilae
Sheep scab
Psoroptes ovis
Ear canker of rabbits
Psoroptes cuniculi
Flakey dermatitis
Chorioptes bovis
The ear mite
Otodectes cyanotis
Canine demodex
Demodex canis, and Demodex injai
Feline demodex
Demodex cati, and Demodex gatoi
Walking dandruff
Cheyletiella spp.
Causes severe ddermatitis. the saliva dissolves the skin and resulting material is ingested through the stylosome.
Eutrombicula
Parasite of the canine nasal sinuses
Pneumonyssoides caninum
Northern feather mite
Ornithonysusus sylvarium
red mite or roost mite
Dermanyssus gallinae- common parasite of poultry and wild fowl. May feed on humans. they are often found on chickens. They come out and attack at night. Intense infestations can remove enough blood to kill a young poult.
Group of mites where the legs are evenly spaced and are located anteriorly
Mesostigmatid
Group of mites where 2 pair of legs are anterior, and 2 pair are posteriorly facing
Astigmatid mites
What mites have a long unjointed pedicle and a terminal anus
Sarcoptes scabei
Notoedres cati
Knemidocoptes mutans and Knemidocoptes pilae
What atigmatid mites have 3 jointed pedicles?
Psoroptes ovis and psoroptes cuniculi
What astigmatid mites have a very short unjointed pedicle?
Chorioptes bovis
Otodectes cyanotis
What does Chyeletiella feed on?
they pierce the skin and feed on lymph.
What mites have large hooks holding a white claw
Cheyletiella spp.
Dog walking dandruff
Cheyletiella yasguri
Cat walking dandruff
Cheyletiella blakei
