Supplementation questions (A) Flashcards
Class Insecta
What are the branches under parasitology? (3)
Entomology
Helminthology
Protozoology
What is being studied under entomology?
Arthropods
What are arthropods? Keywords (5)
Invertebrates
Phylum Arthropoda
Chitin exoskeleton
Segmented body
Paired joint appendages
What are the important arthropods in domestic animals? (5) IAWCM
Insects
Arachnids
Worm-like adults
Crustacea
Myriapods
What are the important arthropods in domestic animals under class insecta? (9)
Mosquitoes
Flies
Biting midges
Fleas
Lice
Cockroach
True bugs
Beetles
Bees/wasps
What is the general appearance of parasites under class insecta based on a.body division, b.number of pair legs and c.antenna?
a. 3 regions
b. 3 pairs
c. 1 pair
What are the Orders under Class Insecta with veterinary importance? (7) DHOCSPH
Diptera
Hemiptera
Orthoptera
Coleoptera
Siphonaptera
Phthiraptera
Hymenoptera
Other term for insects under Order Diptera?
True flies
What stages of Dipterans can they cause myiasis?
Larva
What are the two types of myiasis?
Facultative
Obligatory
Are all Dipterans insects blood feeders?
No. Some species requires only females to feed for egg laying
What are examples of insects under Order Dipteran? (11)
Biting Midges
Mosquitoes
Black flies
Sand flies
Horse flies
Deer flies
Stable flies
Horn flies
Tsetse flies
Sheep keds
Hippoboscid
Under Order Diptera of Class Insecta, what the four families of insects under suborder nematocera?
Culicidae
Ceratopogonidae
Psychodidae
Simulidae
What insect is under family
Culicidae?
Mosquitoes
Are both male and female Culicidae mosquitoes blood sucking?
No, only females