Muscoid Flies

Question 1

Muscoid flies order and suborder

Answer 1

Order: Diptera
Suborder: Cyclorrhapha

Question 2

What can Cyclorrhapha be split into

Answer 2

Fannidae and Muscidae

Question 3

Included in Muscidae (5)

Answer 3

Musca 
Stomoxys 
Hydrotea 
Muscina 
Haematobia

Question 4

Morph of the maggots of muscoid flies

Answer 4

These are the larvae
Legless, headless
Cephopharyngeal process on the jaw
Have resp holes

Question 5

Muscoid flies in general

Answer 5

Not a taxonomic group but most of them belong to the Muscidae group- morph and habits are similar
Synatropes (around humans) or around livestock
Endophilic- in buildings, stables etc
Exophilic- in pastures
Development is ALWAYS in decaying organic material e.g dung, open wounds
Are NB for getting rid of dead/ decaying animals

Question 6

Development of muscoid flies

Answer 6

Holometamorphosis
Egg– larvae (maggot)— pupa– adult
Development is ALWAYS in decaying organic material e.g dung, open wounds

Question 7

What are the endophillic species

Answer 7

Housefly, lesser housefly, stablefly

Question 8

Housefly

Answer 8

Musca domestica
Developed in dung of wild boars
Feed by excreting saliva on subsrate

Question 9

Morph of the housefly

Answer 9

Pupa: Red/brown barrel-shaped
Adult have yellow abd 
Stripes on thorax
Large, compound eyes 
Short, licking mouthparts 
Brachycera antennae

Question 10

Houseflies are vectors of?

Answer 10

Nematodes!

Habronema sp in camels

Question 11

Lesser housefly

Answer 11

Fannia canicularis
V.small- hlf the size of the normal housefly
Developed in decaying substrates
Feed by secreting saliva
Larva and pupa: plumose/spine-like lat processes
Adults have yellow spot on first 2 abd segments

Question 12

Stable fly

Answer 12

Stomoxys Calcitrans

Question 13

In general about the stabe fly

Answer 13

Brachcerna species

Vectors can create open wounds
Both sexes feed on blood
Vectors can create open wounds

Question 14

General morph of the stable fly

Answer 14

Have erected probocsis like the tsetse fly (but these are shorter)
Whitish abd with black spots
Rest on limbs and belly of animals, head upwards
Short brachycerna antennae
Long, piercing/sucking mouthparts

Question 15

What are the exophillic species

Answer 15

Facefly, hornfly, headfly

Question 16

Facefly

Answer 16

Musca autumnalis
Vector for microbes and nematodes e.g Tenasia
Females feed on secretions around the eyes
Females lay eggs on fresh faeces

Question 17

General morph of the facefly

Answer 17

White, barrel shaped pupa
Adults have yellow abd (like housefly)
Short, licking mouthparts

Question 18

Hornfly

Answer 18

Haematobia irritans

Both sexes feed on blood

Question 19

General morph of the hornfly

Answer 19

V. small dark body 
Fairly long brachcerna antennae 
Has proboscis (also stable and tsetse)
Long palps, piercing/sucking mouthparts 
Rest on back/head of animals with head downwards

Question 20

Headfly

Answer 20

Hydrotaea irritans
Vector for pyogenic microbes
Both sexes feed on secretions on skin
Only 2nd larva leaves egg-shell in the soil

Question 21

General norphology of the headfly

Answer 21

Adults are tiny
Brown wings
Rest on the heads of animals (sometimes near the udders- causes summer mastitis)
Have short, sucking mouthparts