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Para- Giraffe PQ's > Mosquitos, Blackflies, Biting midges, Sandflies, Muscoid flies, Traumatic and other Myiasis > Flashcards

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

1
Q

Which genus does not belong to the group of mosquitoes?

A

Alphitobius

aedes, culex and anopheles all are

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2
Q

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

A

Mosquitos

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3
Q

Choose the group where both sexes feed on blood.

A

Bedbugs

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4
Q

Reduced wings are characteristic for.

A

Bedbugs

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5
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Choose the insect that is not haematophagous.

A

Lesser mealworm

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6
Q

Choose the scientific name of a Blackfly species?

A

Simulium damnosum

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7
Q

Mottled wings are characteristic for?

A

Biting midges

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8
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Larvae and puparia of this species have lateral projections.

A

Fannia

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9
Q

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

A

Stomoxys

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10
Q

Both sexes of this species consume blood?

A

Haematobia irritans

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11
Q

Blowfly

A

Lay eggs

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12
Q

A freshfly lays…

A

First instars

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13
Q

Hypoderma lineatum imagos feeds on..

A

Nothing

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14
Q

First stage larva of Hypoderma bovis migrate into the?

A

Spinal canal

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15
Q

Some of the mosquito’s species are?

A

Diurnal

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16
Q

The female mosquitoes need blood for?

A

Ovarian development

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17
Q

Most of the mosquitoes species are?

A

Nocturnal or crepuscular

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18
Q

What does the female mouthparts of the mosquitoes have?

A

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

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19
Q

Which part of the mosquitoes is entering the skin?

A

Labrum

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20
Q

Which part of the mosquitoes is not entering the skin?

A

Fleshy labium

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21
Q

How big are the mosquitoes?

A

2-10mm

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22
Q

What is characteristic for the male mosquitoes?

A

Reduced or absent maxilla

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23
Q

How is the antenna in female mosquitoes?

A

Pilose= hairy

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24
Q

How is the antenna in male mosquitoes?

A

Plumose (feathery)

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25
Q

How does the Anopheles look like?

A

Characteristically straight

Acute angle with the surface

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26
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How does Culex, Aedes look like?

A

Bended at the thorax and body is parallel with the surface

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27
Q

How do the eggs of the mosquitoes look like?

A

Elongated, ovoid or boat shaped

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28
Q

Which mosquitos lay eggs on water?

A

Anopheles

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29
Q

Which mosquitoes lay eggs in groups?

A

Culex

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30
Q

How many larval instars are there in still freshwater Anopheles?

A

4

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31
Q

How do the mummy-like pupae look like?

of mosquitos?

A

Comma shaped
Distinct cephalothorax
Abdomen has resp trumpets

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32
Q

Most of the species of Blackflies is?

A

Diurnal

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33
Q

When is the Blackflies most active?

A

During the morning or early evening

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34
Q

How does the female Blackfly suck blood?

A

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

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35
Q

Which ones are species of the Blackfly?

A

Simulium columbaschense

S. damnosum

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36
Q

How are the eyes of the female Blackfly?

A

Distinctly separated (dichoptic)

37
Q

How are the eyes of the male Blackfky?

A

Closer (holoptic)

38
Q

Where are the eggs of the Blackfly laid?

A

In batches on stones or vegetation near running water

39
Q

How many larval instars of the Blackfly?

A

6-9

40
Q

What is a clinical sign of Blackfly in cattle?

A

Acute syndrome: simuliotoxicosis

41
Q

What is characteristic for both sexes of Sandflies?

A

Feed on plant juices

42
Q

How is the colour of the Sandfly?

A

Dull coloured

43
Q

How big is the Sandfly?

A

5mm

44
Q

How are the wing veins of the Sandfly?

A

In straight lines

45
Q

How are the eggs of the Sandfly laid?

A

In cracks, burrows or holes in the ground

46
Q

How many larval instars does the Sandfly have?

A

4

47
Q

How big are the Biting midges?

A

1.5-5mm

48
Q

How many larval instars do the Biting midges have?

A

4

49
Q

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

A

Synanthropic

50
Q

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

A

Endophilic

51
Q

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

A

Exophilic

52
Q

Which muscoid flies are exophilic?

A

Musca autumnalis

Haematobius irritans

53
Q

What is in the first segment of Muscoid flies?

A

Inner cephalopharyngeal skeleton

54
Q

How many larval instars do the Muscoid flies have?

A

3

55
Q

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

A

Barrel shaped

56
Q

How big is the Musca domestica/housefly?

A

7-8mm

57
Q

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

A

12 segments

58
Q

How many generations per year does the housefly have?

A

10-30 generations

59
Q

How big is the Fannia canicularis/lesser housefly?

A

4-6mm

60
Q

What order does fannia cannicularis belong to

A

Cyclorrhapha suborder Brachycera

61
Q

Which have a closed peritreme?

A

Blowfly

62
Q

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

A

yellowish spots

63
Q

How big is the Stomoxys calcitrans/stable fly?

A

6-7mm

64
Q

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

A

On the lower parts (belly, limbs)

65
Q

How big is Musca autumnalis/face fly?

A

5-7mm

66
Q

Which species have biological and mechanical vector?

A

Musca autumnalis/face fly

67
Q

What does the Musca autumnalis feed on?

A

Secretions around they eye (nose, mouth, wounds)

68
Q

How big is the Haematobia irritans/horn fly?

A

4 mm

69
Q

What does the horn fly cause?

A

Intense irritation and blood loss

70
Q

Larvae of Hypoderma lineatum migrate into?

A

Esophagus

71
Q

Where do the Warble flies pupate?

A

On the ground

72
Q

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

A

None

The correct answer is warble flies, hypodermatinae

73
Q

Which fly lays larvae on mammals?

A

Oestrus ovis

74
Q

Where can we find the larvae of O. ovis?

A

In the nasal cavity

75
Q

Where does Gastrophilus nasalis finally develop?

A

Pylorus

76
Q

Where the Gasterophilus intestinalis lays its egg?

A

On shoulders

77
Q

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

A

10-12 months

78
Q

Members of this genus are facultative parasites?

A

Lucilla serricata

Lucilla cuprina

79
Q

Where does Lucilla spp. belong?

A

Calliphoridae

80
Q

Which have an open peritreme?

A

Flesh flies

81
Q

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

A

None

Correct answer would be Sacrophagidae Wohlfahrtia species)

82
Q

Where does Wohlfahrtia spp. belong?

A

Sacrophagidae

83
Q

Which adult female is larviparous?

A

Wohlfahrtia species

84
Q

Wohlfahrtia Magnifica lays what?

A

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

85
Q

Which adult female is honeybee like?

A

Botlflies

86
Q

Sheep nasal botfly lies.

A

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

87
Q

Host of Gastrophilus nasalis?

A

Equids

88
Q

Fly where both sexes are haematophagous?

A

Haematoba irritans, Stomoxys Calcitrans

Para- Giraffe PQ's (18 decks)

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