Veterinary Parasitology – Comprehensive Review Flashcards

The insect family Culicidae is commonly referred to as __.

mosquitoes

__ mosquitoes have eggs laid singly without floats and feed mainly during the day.

Aedes

Aedes aegypti is the principal mosquito vector of __ fever.

dengue

The mosquito genus whose larvae lack a respiratory siphon is __.

Anopheles

Plasmodium species that infect humans are biologically transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus __.

Anopheles

The mosquito genus in which eggs are deposited as ‘egg-rafts’ is __.

Culex

Culex pipiens is an important mechanical transmitter of __ multocida in birds.

Pasteurella

__ mosquitoes are nocturnal feeders and deposit egg-rafts.

Culex

Female Culicidae require a blood meal primarily for development of their __.

eggs

Queensland itch in horses is caused by bites from midges belonging to the genus __.

Culicoides

Bartonella bacilliformis is mechanically transmitted by sandflies of the genus __.

Phlebotomus

Leishmania braziliensis complex is biologically transmitted by New World sandflies of the genus __.

Lutzomyia

Black flies that breed in running water belong to the genus __.

Simulium

Onchocerca volvulus is primarily transmitted by __ damnosum.

Simulium

Female horseflies belong to the family __.

Tabanidae

The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, transmits Trypanosoma __ to equines.

evansi

Tse-tse flies are classified in the genus __.

Glossina

African trypanosomes are biologically transmitted by adult flies of the genus __.

Glossina

Lucilia cuprina is the chief cause of blow-fly strike in sheep in __ and South Africa.

Australia

The larva of Cochliomyia hominivorax is commonly called the __ screw-worm.

American

Old World screw-worm myiasis in livestock is caused by __ bezziana.

Chrysomyia

The Philippine foot maggot fly is scientifically named __ intonsus.

Booponus

The sheep nasal bot fly is __ ovis.

Oestrus

Warble flies of cattle belong to the genus __.

Hypoderma

The horse bot fly whose eggs are laid on foreleg hairs is Gasterophilus __.

intestinalis

Dermatobia hominis transmits its eggs to hosts via other flies in a process called __.