Ectoparasites

Question 1

Ectoparasites of ruminants

Answer 1

Order diptera – true flies
1. Stomoxys calcitrans
2. Tabanus bovis
3. Musca autumnalis
4. Oestrus ovis
5. Hypoderma bovis
6. Hypoderma lineatum
7. Melophagus ovinus

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Haematopinus eurysternus
2. Linognatus vituli (cattle)
3. Linognatus ovillus (sheep)
4. Bovicola bovis, B. caprae, B. ovis

Order acari – ticks and mites
Hard ticks
1. Ixodes ricinus
2. Dermacentor marginatus, D. reticulatus

Mites
1. Demodex bovis
2. Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis
3. Sarcoptes scabiei var. ovis
3. Psoroptes ovis (sheep, cattle)
4. Choriptes bovis (cattle)

Question 2

Ectoparasites of horses

Answer 2

Order diptera – true flies
1. Stomoxys calcitrans
2. Tabanus bovis
3. Rhinoestrus purpureus
4. Gasterophilus intestinalis, G. pecorum, G. nasalis, G. hemorrhoidalis

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Bovicola equi - Chewing lice
2. Haematopinus asini - Sucking lice

Order acari – ticks and mites
Hard ticks:
1. Ixodes ricinus
2. Dermacentor spp.
3. Haemaphysalis spp.

Mites:
1. Demodex equi
2. Sarcoptes scabiei var. equi
3. Chorioptes equi
4. Psoroptes equi

Question 3

Ectoparasites of pigs

Answer 3

Order diptera – true flies
1. Stomoxys calcitrans (stable fly)
2. Musca domestica

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Haematopinus suis - sucking lice

Order acari – ticks and mites
Mites:
1. Demodex phylloides
2. Sarcoptes scabei var. suis

Question 4

Ectoparasites of carnivores

Answer 4

Order diptera – true flies
1. Stomoxys calcitrans

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Trichodectes canis - chewing - dog
2. Felicola subrostratus - cehwing - cat
3. Linognathus setosus - sucking - dog

Order acari – ticks and mites
Hard ticks:
1. Ixodes ricinus
2. Dermacentor marginatus, D. reticulatus
3. Haemaphysalis spp.
4. Rhipicephalus sanguineus

Mites:
1. Demodex canis
2. Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis, felis
3. Notoedres cati
4. Otodectes cynotis
5. Cheyletiella yasguri (dog), C. blakei (cat)

Order siphonaptera - fleas
1. Ctenocephalides canis, felis

Question 5

Ectoparasites of birds

Answer 5

Order phtiraptera - lice
Chewing lice
1. Menopon gallinae – chicken
2. Lipeurus spp; L. caponis
2. Menacanthus stramineus – chicken and turkey
4. Gonioides dissimilis, G. gigas
5. Goniocotes gallinae
6. Columbicola columbae

Order acari – ticks and mites
Soft ticks
1. Argas reflexus (pigeon), persicus (chicken)
2. Ixodes spp

Mites
1. Dermanyssus gallinae
2. Knemidocoptes mutans, K. gallinae, K. pilae
3. Cytodites nudus

Order siphonaptera - fleas
1. Ceratophyllus gallinae
2. Echinophaga gallinacea

Question 6

Ectoparasites of rabbit

Answer 6

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Haemodipsus ventricosus - sucking lice

Order acari – ticks and mites
Mites:
1. Psoroptes cuniculi
2. Cheyletiella parasitivorax

Question 7

Ectoparasites of rodents

Answer 7

Order diptera – true flies
1. Xenopsylla cheopis
2. Spilopsyllus cuniculi

Order phtiraptera - lice
1. Polyplax spinulosa, P. serrata – sucking lice
2. Gliricola porcelli - chewing lice

Order acari – ticks and mites
Hard ticks:
1. Ixodes spp
2. Dermacentor spp

Mites:
1. Radfordia affinis, ensifera
2. Myobia musculi
3. Myocoptes musculinus
4. Psorergates simplex

Order siphonaptera - fleas
1. Nonopsyllus segnis, N. fasciatus, N. fasciatus ovalis,