Weird Bugs Flashcards
1
Q
German cockroach
A
Blattodea
Blattella germanica
2
Q
Sucking and chewing lice
A
Pediculus humanus (capitus) Pthirus pubis
3
Q
Bed bugs
A
Hemiptera
Cimicidae
Cimex lectularius
4
Q
Kissing bugs
A
Reduviidae
Rhodnius/Triatoma
Hemiptera
5
Q
Blister beetle
A
Hycleus
Cantharidin
Mucous membrane irritant
6
Q
Rove beetle
A
Staphylinidae
Paedrus
Pederin
Nairobi eyes
7
Q
Ground beetle
A
Carabidae
Anthia
Formic acid
8
Q
Cosmopolitan flea
A
Pulex irritans
9
Q
Hen flea
A
Echidnophaga gallinacea
10
Q
Dog/cat flea
A
Ctenocephalides canis
Transmits dipylidium