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Medical Ento Lab 3650L
Note cards for lab final 2
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
11/24/2010

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Term
Siphonaptera
Definition
this is the order of fleas
Term
Pulicidae
Definition

Is the family name for the following fleas

 

1)Echidnophaga gallinacea

2)Xenopsylla cheopis

3)Pulex irritans

4) Ctenocephalides felis

Term
Echidnophaga gallinacea
Definition

sticktight flea

identifying features include angled head

family Pulicidae

Term
Xenopsylla cheopis
Definition

oriental rate flea

family-Pulicidae

Id features: pigmented spermatheca, ocular bristle in front of eye, mesopleuron divided by vertical rodlike thickening

Term
Pulex irritans
Definition

Human flea

family-Pulicidae

Id features: ocular bristle below eye, spermatheca is unpigmented

Term
Ctenocephalides felis
Definition

cat flea

family: Pulicidae

Id features:Genal and pronotal comb, first spine of comb is almost as long as second

Term
Ceratophyllidae
Definition

the family name for the following fleas

1) Diamanus montanus

2)Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Term
Diamanus montanus
Definition

rock squirrel flea

vectors plague in west US

family Ceratophyllidae

Id features: only pronotal comb, long labial palps extending beyond trochantor of first leg

Term
Nosopsyllus fasciatus
Definition

northern rat flea

family: Ceratophyllidae

Id features: only pronotal comb, short labial palps

Term
Leptosyllidae
Definition

the family name for

1) Leptosylla segnis

Term
Leptosylla segnis
Definition

european mouse flea

No eyes, only four genal spines

Term
Spiders and Scorpions
Definition

Class: Arachnida

 

Order: Araneida

 

 Order: Scorpiones

Term
Black widow spider
Definition
Latrodectus mactans
Term
Brown recluse spider
Definition
Loxosceles reclusa
Term
Chilopoda
Definition
Centipedes
Term
Yellow jackets
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Vespidae

 

Yellow Jacket-Vespula Squamosa

Term
Baldfaced Hornet
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Vespidae

 

Baldfaced hornet-Dolichovespula maculata

Id features:its black and white

Term
European Hornet
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Vespidae

 

European Hornet-Vespa crabo

Larger than wasp, black and orangem reddish brown abdomen, wings reddish orange

Term
Paper Wasp
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Vespidae

 

Paper wasp---Polistes sp.

 

Lobed at apex of clepus

Term
Cicada Killer
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Sphecidae

 

Cicada Killer-- Sphecius speciosus

 

Robust wasps with hairy reddish and black thorax, yellow stripped abdomen

 

Term
Honey Bee
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Apidae

 

Honey Bee--Apis mellifera

 

Hairy eyes, small, no spurs 

Term
Bumble Bee
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Apidae

 

Bumble Bee---Bombus sp.

Very fuzzy, larger, spurs on hind tibia

Term
Carpenter Bee
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Apidae

 

Carpenter Bee--Xylocopa virginica

Shiny hairless abdomen

Term
Velvet Ants
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Mutillidae

 

Velvet Ants

 

Term
Ants
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Hymenoptera

Family Formicidae

 

Fire ants- Solenopsis invicta

 

Term
Saddleback caterpillar
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Lepidoptera 

Family Limacodidae

 

 

Term
Puss Caterpillar
Definition

Class Hexapoda

Order Lepidoptera 

Family Megalopygidae

 

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