Mosquitos, Blackflies, Biting midges, Sandflies, Muscoid flies, Traumatic and other Myiasis

Question 1

Which genus does not belong to the group of mosquitoes?

Answer 1

Alphitobius

aedes, culex and anopheles all are

Question 2

Choose the insect group where development in stagnant water is typical?

Answer 2

Mosquitos

Question 3

Choose the group where both sexes feed on blood.

Answer 3

Bedbugs

Question 4

Reduced wings are characteristic for.

Answer 4

Bedbugs

Question 5

Choose the insect that is not haematophagous.

Answer 5

Lesser mealworm

Question 6

Choose the scientific name of a Blackfly species?

Answer 6

Simulium damnosum

Question 7

Mottled wings are characteristic for?

Answer 7

Biting midges

Question 8

Larvae and puparia of this species have lateral projections.

Answer 8

Fannia

Question 9

Larvae of species of this genus are able to feed outside the adults?

Answer 9

Stomoxys

Question 10

Both sexes of this species consume blood?

Answer 10

Haematobia irritans

Question 11

Blowfly

Answer 11

Lay eggs

Question 12

A freshfly lays…

Answer 12

First instars

Question 13

Hypoderma lineatum imagos feeds on..

Answer 13

Nothing

Question 14

First stage larva of Hypoderma bovis migrate into the?

Answer 14

Spinal canal

Question 15

Some of the mosquito’s species are?

Answer 15

Diurnal

Question 16

The female mosquitoes need blood for?

Answer 16

Ovarian development

Question 17

Most of the mosquitoes species are?

Answer 17

Nocturnal or crepuscular

Question 18

What does the female mouthparts of the mosquitoes have?

Answer 18

Piercing-sucking mouthparts (fleshy labium)
Paired maxilla and mandibles
Hypopharynx
Labrum

Question 19

Which part of the mosquitoes is entering the skin?

Answer 19

Labrum

Question 20

Which part of the mosquitoes is not entering the skin?

Answer 20

Fleshy labium

Question 21

How big are the mosquitoes?

Answer 21

2-10mm

Question 22

What is characteristic for the male mosquitoes?

Answer 22

Reduced or absent maxilla

Question 23

How is the antenna in female mosquitoes?

Answer 23

Pilose= hairy

Question 24

How is the antenna in male mosquitoes?

Answer 24

Plumose (feathery)

Question 25

How does the Anopheles look like?

Answer 25

Characteristically straight | Acute angle with the surface

Question 26

How does Culex, Aedes look like?

Answer 26

Bended at the thorax and body is parallel with the surface

Question 27

How do the eggs of the mosquitoes look like?

Answer 27

Elongated, ovoid or boat shaped

Question 28

Which mosquitos lay eggs on water?

Answer 28

Anopheles

Question 29

Which mosquitoes lay eggs in groups?

Answer 29

Culex

Question 30

How many larval instars are there in still freshwater Anopheles?

Answer 30

4

Question 31

How do the mummy-like pupae look like? | of mosquitos?

Answer 31

Comma shaped Distinct cephalothorax Abdomen has resp trumpets

Question 32

Most of the species of Blackflies is?

Answer 32

Diurnal

Question 33

When is the Blackflies most active?

Answer 33

During the morning or early evening

Question 34

How does the female Blackfly suck blood?

Answer 34

Lacerates the skin until a pool of blood forms and then takes it up

Question 35

Which ones are species of the Blackfly?

Answer 35

Simulium columbaschense | S. damnosum

Question 36

How are the eyes of the female Blackfly?

Answer 36

Distinctly separated (dichoptic)

Question 37

How are the eyes of the male Blackfky?

Answer 37

Closer (holoptic)

Question 38

Where are the eggs of the Blackfly laid?

Answer 38

In batches on stones or vegetation near running water

Question 39

How many larval instars of the Blackfly?

Answer 39

6-9

Question 40

What is a clinical sign of Blackfly in cattle?

Answer 40

Acute syndrome: simuliotoxicosis

Question 41

What is characteristic for both sexes of Sandflies?

Answer 41

Feed on plant juices

Question 42

How is the colour of the Sandfly?

Answer 42

Dull coloured

Question 43

How big is the Sandfly?

Answer 43

5mm

Question 44

How are the wing veins of the Sandfly?

Answer 44

In straight lines

Question 45

How are the eggs of the Sandfly laid?

Answer 45

In cracks, burrows or holes in the ground

Question 46

How many larval instars does the Sandfly have?

Answer 46

4

Question 47

How big are the Biting midges?

Answer 47

1.5-5mm

Question 48

How many larval instars do the Biting midges have?

Answer 48

4

Question 49

What are the Muscoid flies called which is associated with man?

Answer 49

Synanthropic

Question 50

What are the Muscoid flies called which is associated with the stables?

Answer 50

Endophilic

Question 51

What are the Muscoid flies called which is associated with pastures?

Answer 51

Exophilic

Question 52

Which muscoid flies are exophilic?

Answer 52

Musca autumnalis | Haematobius irritans

Question 53

What is in the first segment of Muscoid flies?

Answer 53

Inner cephalopharyngeal skeleton

Question 54

How many larval instars do the Muscoid flies have?

Answer 54

3

Question 55

How is the shape of the puparium of the Muscoid flies?

Answer 55

Barrel shaped

Question 56

How big is the Musca domestica/housefly?

Answer 56

7-8mm

Question 57

How many segments do the larvae of the Musca domestica/housefly have?

Answer 57

12 segments

Question 58

How many generations per year does the housefly have?

Answer 58

10-30 generations

Question 59

How big is the Fannia canicularis/lesser housefly?

Answer 59

4-6mm

Question 60

What order does fannia cannicularis belong to

Answer 60

Cyclorrhapha suborder Brachycera

Question 61

Which have a closed peritreme?

Answer 61

Blowfly

Question 62

How does the first two abdominal segments of the Fannia canicularis/lesser housefly look like?

Answer 62

yellowish spots

Question 63

How big is the Stomoxys calcitrans/stable fly?

Answer 63

6-7mm

Question 64

How does the Stomoxys calcitrans/stable fly attack their host?

Answer 64

On the lower parts (belly, limbs)

Question 65

How big is Musca autumnalis/face fly?

Answer 65

5-7mm

Question 66

Which species have biological and mechanical vector?

Answer 66

Musca autumnalis/face fly

Question 67

What does the Musca autumnalis feed on?

Answer 67

Secretions around they eye (nose, mouth, wounds)

Question 68

How big is the Haematobia irritans/horn fly?

Answer 68

4 mm

Question 69

What does the horn fly cause?

Answer 69

Intense irritation and blood loss

Question 70

Larvae of Hypoderma lineatum migrate into?

Answer 70

Esophagus

Question 71

Where do the Warble flies pupate?

Answer 71

On the ground

Question 72

Which one has a 3rd instar larvae called a warble/grub?

Answer 72

None | The correct answer is warble flies, hypodermatinae

Question 73

Which fly lays larvae on mammals?

Answer 73

Oestrus ovis

Question 74

Where can we find the larvae of O. ovis?

Answer 74

In the nasal cavity

Question 75

Where does Gastrophilus nasalis finally develop?

Answer 75

Pylorus

Question 76

Where the Gasterophilus intestinalis lays its egg?

Answer 76

On shoulders

Question 77

How long do the larva of sheep nasal botfly develop inside host?

Answer 77

10-12 months

Question 78

Members of this genus are facultative parasites?

Answer 78

Lucilla serricata | Lucilla cuprina

Question 79

Where does Lucilla spp. belong?

Answer 79

Calliphoridae

Question 80

Which have an open peritreme?

Answer 80

Flesh flies

Question 81

Which one has a 3rd instar larvae called a maggot?

Answer 81

None | Correct answer would be Sacrophagidae Wohlfahrtia species)

Question 82

Where does Wohlfahrtia spp. belong?

Answer 82

Sacrophagidae

Question 83

Which adult female is larviparous?

Answer 83

Wohlfahrtia species

Question 84

Wohlfahrtia Magnifica lays what?

Answer 84

Females lay first instar larvae, they are larviparous and obligate parasites

Question 85

Which adult female is honeybee like?

Answer 85

Botlflies

Question 86

Sheep nasal botfly lies.

Answer 86

First stage larvae are laid at the nostrils (females are viviparous)

Question 87

Host of Gastrophilus nasalis?

Answer 87

Equids

Question 88

Fly where both sexes are haematophagous?

Answer 88

Haematoba irritans, Stomoxys Calcitrans