Ectoparasites: General Knowledge

Question 1

hemiptera

Answer 1

bed bugs: infest rabbit colonies

reduviid bugs: intermediate host Trypanosome “kissing bugs”

Question 2

Insects

Answer 2

six legs
body: head thorax abdomen
single pair of antenna
Life cycle complex: egg-nymph-adult or
egg-larva-pupa-adult
examples: fleas, lice, flies, mosquito

Question 3

Arachnids

Answer 3

eight legs
capitulum and scutum or body
life cycle: egg-6 legged larva-8 legged nymph-8 legged adult
examples: mites, ticks

Question 4

Arthropod(a)

Answer 4

jointed foot

Question 5

hemacoel

Answer 5

body cavity filled with hemolymph

Question 6

dioecious

Answer 6

produce by means of eggs

Question 7

diptera

Answer 7

two winged flies

Question 8

infestation by lice

Answer 8

pediculosis

Question 9

infestation by dipterian larvae (maggots)

Answer 9

myiasis

Question 10

infestation by fleas

Answer 10

siphonapterosis

Question 11

infestation by mites or ticks

Answer 11

acariasis

Question 12

infestation by Demodex spp.

Answer 12

demodicosis

Question 13

infestation by leeches

Answer 13

hirudiniasis