Phthiraptera: Sucking and Chewing Lice

Question 1

what type of lice are anoplura

Answer 1

sucking lice

Question 2

what type of lice are mallophaga

Answer 2

chewing lice

Question 3

What type of lice are amblycera, ischnocera, and rhynchophthirina?

Answer 3

chewing/biting lice

Question 4

what type of parasites are wingless, dorsoventrally flattened, have reduced eyes (or none), and have tarsal claws often enlarged for clinging to hairs and feathers

Answer 4

lice

Question 5

where to lice lay and cement eggs

Answer 5

at the base of feathers and hairs

Question 6

how many nymphal instars do lice have

Answer 6

3

Question 7

do lice have any free-living stages?

Answer 7

no

Question 8

what type of lice can feed on feathers, hair, mucous, blood, and is often a vector for worms

Answer 8

chewing lice

Question 9

what type of lice are small in size (other than laemobothrion circi) with a head that is usually broader than the prothorax

Answer 9

chewing lice

Question 10

which of the chewing lice suborders is the most generalized and least host specific

Answer 10

amblycera

Question 11

which lice suborder is more host specific and more limited in food preferences

Answer 11

ischonocera

Question 12

rhynchophthirina is made up of haematomyzus elephantis and affects which two animals

Answer 12

elephants and warthogs

Question 13

what animals are most chewing lice parasites of

Answer 13

birds

Question 14

what amblyceran is the shaft louse of fowl

Answer 14

menopon gallinae

Question 15

which amblyceran is the yellow body louse of chickens and turkeys

Answer 15

menacanthus stramineus

Question 16

what lice are found in lightly feathered areas in high numbers – they gnaw through skin to reach the quill of pinfeathers and the irritation causes restlessness and disrupts feeding (this stunts development and causes decreases in egg production

Answer 16

menacanthus stramineus

Question 17

this ischnoceran parasite causes extreme irritation in cattle – they rub themselves on solid objects and bite at their skin, which causes abrasians and hair loss

they are reddish brown in color

Answer 17

bovicola bovis

Question 18

this ischnoceran parasite can be severe in puppies and serve as an intermediate host for dipylidium caninum (the egg packet parasite)

Answer 18

trichodectes canis

Question 19

when host switching foes occur in chewing lice, what is it most commonly between

Answer 19

hosts of similar sizes

Question 20

which type of lice has fewer than 500 species, parasitizes only mammals, are more specialized and medically important in humans, and has veterinary importance

Answer 20

sucking lice

Question 21

what lice have heads that are narrower than the prothorax, mouthparts are retracted when not feeding, legs have a single tarsal claw for clinging to hairs, and eyes (if present) are small

Answer 21

sucking lice

Question 22

what is it called when mouthparts are introduced into a vessel to withdraw blood

Answer 22

solenophage

Question 23

what is it called when mouthparts cut through the skin and vessels to produce and feed from a pool of blood

Answer 23

telmophage

Question 24

what are small wingless bugs that feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals (bedbugs)

Answer 24

cimicidae