A. identify species
B. identify gender
Ctenocephalides felis, female
identify species and gender
Ctenocephalides felis, male
identify species
Pediculus humanus capitis
identify species
Pthiris pubis
identify species
Pulex irritans
identify species and gender
Xenopsylla cheopis female
Which has a hemimetabulous life cycle, the one on the left or the one on the right?
left
lice have hemimetabulous life cycle
fleas have holometabulous life cycle
identify species and gender
Xenopsylla cheopis, male
Which is the vector for bubonic plague: the one on the left, or the one on the right?
right!
right - Xenopsylla cheopis
left - Ctenocephalides felis
Which of the two has wings: the one on the left or the one on the right?
none. fleas are wingless insects
Which may be considered intermediate host of Dipyllidium caninum: the one on the left or the one on the right?
left
left: Ctenocephalides felis
right: Xenopsylla cheopis
identify species
Cimex lectularius
Which may be found in stored food products, like rice and flour?
A. left
B. right
B, right!
left one is Cimex lectularius (bed bug)
right is Triatoma :)
Which has a holometabulous life cycle, the one on the left or the one on the right?
right
fleas have holometabulous life cycle
lice have hemimetabulous life cycle
identify A and B
A. crop
B. gizzard/proventriculus
identify C and D
C. gastric ceca
D. hind gut
A. identify A
B. identify B
C. identify species
A. proboscis
B.rudimentary wings
C. Cimex lectularius
identify species of ootheca. how is this carried by the female?
Blatella germanica
female carries the ootheca on the tip of the adomen until hatching
identify species & identify where it prefers to breed!
Blatella germanica
cool places
identify species & whether it’s mature or not
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
immature
identify species & whether it’s mature or not!
Neostylopyga rhombifolia
mature
Is the ootheca matched with the adult form?
no
adult - Blatella germanica
ootheca - Supella longipalpa