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Order Siphonaptera Flashcards

1
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Siphonaptera characteristics

A

1) small
2) wingless insects
3) body is laterally compressed
4) brown in color
5) Male and female are blood sucking
6) eyes are simple
7) thorax has 3 segments & abdomen has 10 segments
8) 9th segment of both male and female bears pydigium or sensillum

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2
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Ninth segment of both male and female bears a dorsal pin-cushion like plate called

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pydigium or sensillum

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3
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In the male, the tergum of the 9th segment is modified to form the _______, which holds the female during copulation.

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claspers

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4
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chitinous and coiled

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Aedeagus (penis)

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5
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Female flea has spermatheca in which region?

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region of the 9th segment

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6
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stabilized protein with highly elastic properties

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resilin

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7
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large spines or stiff bristles

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comb or ctenidia

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8
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large spines or stiff bristles on the cheek or genal

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genal comb

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9
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large spines or stiff bristles on the posterior border of the 1st thoracic segment

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pronotal comb

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10
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It divides the head into frons (anterior) and occiput (posterior) portions.

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antennal groove

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11
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Mouthparts of Order Siphonaptera (fleas or pulgas) consist of what?

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epipharynx
laciniae of the first maxilla
mandibles

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12
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These are not markedly host specific.

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Fleas

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13
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Families under Order Siphonaptera

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Family Pulicidae
Family Ceratophyllidae
Family Leptopsyllidae

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14
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SN of “stick tight or burrowing flea”

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Echidnophaga gallinacea

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15
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Common name of Echidnophaga gallinacea

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“stick tight or burrowing flea”

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16
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SN of sand flea, jiggers, or chigoe

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Tunga penetrans

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17
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CN of Tunga penetrans

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sand flea, jiggers, or chigoe

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18
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SN of human flea

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Pulex irritans

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19
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CN of Pulex irritans

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Human flea

20
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SN of oriental rat flea

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Xenopsylla cheopis

21
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CN of oriental rat flea

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Xenopsylla cheopis

22
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SN of cat flea

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Ctenocephalides felis

23
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CN of Ctenocephalides felis

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Cat flea

24
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SN of dog flea

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Ctenocephalides canis

25
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CN of Ctenocephalides canis

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Dog flea

26
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Parasite of chickens principally found in the Southeastern U.S. May attack other animals like horses, cattle, dogs, rats, etc.

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Echidnophaga gallinacea “stick tight or burrowing flea”

27
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Head is angular
No ctenidia

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Echidnophaga gallinacea “stick tight or burrowing flea”

28
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Man is the primary host. May also attack other animals like pigs, rats, skunks, etc.

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Tunga penetrans (sand flea, jiggers, or chigoe)

29
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thorax reduced, frons sharply angled or angular

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Tunga penetrans “sand flea, jiggers or chigoe”

30
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Man and other mammals.

Smoothly rounded frons.
Mesopleural rod absent.
Genal and pronotal ctenidia absent.

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Pulex irritans (human flea)

31
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Occurs in brown rats but readily bites man. Common in brown and black rats.

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Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea)

32
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Frons smoothly rounded.
Mesopleural rod present.
Genal and pronotal ctenidia absent.

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Xenopsylla cheopis (oriental rat flea)

33
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Most common in both dogs and cats.

Frons pointed
Oral and pronotal ctenidia present
1st oral genal ctenidia slightly shorter than the second.

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Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)

34
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Less common than C. felis. Occurs in both dogs and cats.

Frons rounded
Oral and pronotal ctenidia present
First oral ctenidia much shorter than the 2nd.

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Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea)

35
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CN of Nosopsyllus fasciatus

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“Northern rat flea”

36
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SN of “Northern rat flea”

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Nosopsyllus fasciatus

37
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on rodents

X Oral ctenidia
✓ Pronotal ctenidia

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Nosopsyllus fasciatus – “Northern rat flea”

38
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Fleas of chickens

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Ceratophyllus gallinae
C. niger

39
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CN of Leptopsylla cuniculi

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rabbit flea

40
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CN of Leptopsylla cuniculi

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Rabbit flea

41
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CN of Leptopsylla segnis

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mouse flea

42
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SN of mouse flea

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Leptopsylla segnis

43
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Presence of vertical genal ctenidia

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Leptopsylla segnis – mouse flea

44
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Type of development of fleas

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Holometabolous development

45
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last abdominal segments bear two hooked processes called _________ which are used for locomotion and for holding on to strata

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anal struts

46
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The female fleas lay their eggs at night while attached to the bird, and the very small eggs fall to the ground.

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Echidnophaga gallinacea

47
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The larvae feed on organic material, mainly on dried blood excreted by adult fleas and shelter in the surface dust and litter on the ground.

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Echidnophaga gallinacea

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