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Mosquitoes Flashcards

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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Anopheles spp.
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Characteristic 45 degree angle resting position
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Long palps
    * Antennae are not plumose - therefore female
  4. Dusk and dawn
  5. Malaria, Lymphatic filariasis
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Aedes
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Black with white stripes
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Short palps
    * Antennae are not plumose (hairy) - therefore female
  4. Daytime
  5. Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley Fever
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Culex spp
  2. Male
  3. Features
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Long palps
    * Antennae not plumose (hairy) - therefore male
  4. Males do not bite
  5. Males do not transmit disease
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  1. Name the arthropod associated with this object
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
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  1. Aedes spp.
  2. Larva
  3. Features
    * Stands at an angle to the water (unlike Anopheles which is flat)
    * Has a short siphon (Culex has a long siphon)
    * Not overly hairy (Culex larvae are hairy)
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
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  1. Haemagogus
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Covered in metallic/iridescent blue/purple scales
  4. Daytime
  5. Yellow Fever
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  1. Name the arthropod associated with this object
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
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  1. Anopheles spp.
  2. Larva
  3. Features
    * Larva floating horizontal at the water surface
    * Lack of a siphon/breathing tube
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Aedes
  2. Male
  3. Features
    * Black with white stripes
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Long palps
    * Antennae are plumose (hairy) - therefore male
  4. Males do not bite
  5. Males do not transmit disease
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Culex spp
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Short palps
    * Antennae are not plumose (hairy) - therefore female
  4. Night
  5. Japenese Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley Fever
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Culex spp
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Short palps
    * Antennae are not plumose (hairy) - therefore female
  4. Night
  5. Japenese Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley Fever
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Anopheles spp.
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Characteristic 45 degree angle resting position
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Long palps
    * Antennae are not plumose - therefore female
  4. Dusk and dawn
  5. Malaria, Lymphatic filariasis
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Haemagogus
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Covered in metallic/iridescent blue/purple scales
  4. Daytime
  5. Yellow Fever
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Aedes
  2. Male
  3. Features
    * Black with white stripes
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Long palps
    * Antennae are plumose (hairy) - therefore male
  4. Males do not bite
  5. Males do not transmit disease
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  1. Name the arthropod associated with these objects
  2. State your reasons
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  1. Culex spp
  2. Eggs laid together in a raft
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  1. Name the arthropod associated with this object
  2. What is the lifecycle stage?
  3. State your reasons
A
  1. Culex spp.
  2. Larva
  3. Features
    * Rests under the water at an angle
    * Has a long siphon (compared to a shorter siphon of Aedes)
    * Is very hairy (compared to Aedes spp which are less hairy)
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  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Anopheles spp.
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Characteristic 45 degree angle resting position
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Long palps
    * Antennae are not plumose - therefore female
  4. Dusk and dawn
  5. Malaria, Lymphatic filariasis
17
Q
  1. Name the arthropod associated with these objects
  2. State your reasons
A
  1. Anopheles spp
  2. Features:
    * Singly laid eggs
    * Lateral floats
18
Q
  1. Name the arthropod associated with these objects
  2. State your reasons
A
  1. Aedes
  2. Singly laid eggs without floats
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Q
  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Mansonia spp.
  2. Female
  3. Features:
    * Body and wings covered in speckled scales
    * Abdomen pointing downwards
  4. Dusk
  5. Lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti)
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Q
  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Aedes
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Black with white stripes
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Short palps
    * Antennae are not plumose (hairy) - therefore female
  4. Daytime
  5. Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, Lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley Fever
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Q
  1. Name this arthropod to the genus
  2. What is the sex?
  3. State your reasons
  4. What time of day does this arthropod bite?
  5. Name one pathogen/disease this arthropod is the vector for
A
  1. Culex spp
  2. Female
  3. Features
    * Plain brown colouration
    * Abdomen pointing downwards in the resting position
    * Short palps
    * Antennae are not plumose (hairy) - therefore female
  4. Night
  5. Japenese Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, Lymphatic filariasis, Rift Valley Fever

DTMH - Parasitology & Entomology Slides (20 decks)

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