What Do You Mean By Ectoparasites Flashcards

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Ctenocephalides canis (Flea)

not host specific, zoonotic, laterally flat, 6 legs and intermediate hosts for tapeworm dipylidium caninum.

TRICHODECTES CANIS (dog)
also:
DAMALINIA EQUI (horse)
biting louse
short, broad and flat head.

FELICOLA SUBROSTRATUS (cat)
biting louse
pointed head and ventral mouth parts.

LINOGNATHUS SETOTUS (dog)
HAEMATOPINUS ASINI (equine)
sucking louse
small pointed head, powerful legs with single claw, dark yellow/brown (AKA large nosed louse)

IXODES RICUNUS (sheep tick/ seen on dogs/equine)
IXODES CANISUGA (dogs- uncommon)
IXODES HEXAGONUS (hedgehog)

TROMBICULA AUTUMNALIS (harvest mite)
orange-brown colour.
6 legs.

SARCOPTES SCABIEI (dog)
SARCOPTES SCABIEI VAR EQUI (equine)
Round, 8 short legs with transverse and triangular ridges on dorsal surface.

NOTEDRES CATI (cat)
similar to scabiei but has CONCENTRIC circles on dorsal surface (thumbprint).

DEMODEX CANIS (dog)
DEMODEX CATI (cat)
DEMODEX EQUI (equine)

CHORIOPTES EQUI (equine)
burrowing mite, 8 legs, oval body and suckers on feet.

PSOROPTES EQUI (equine)
suckers on feet and pointed mouth parts.

OTODECTES CYNOTIS (dog & cat)
oval, all legs project from body, sucker on anterior legs with hair like projections on posterior legs.

CHEYLETIELLA YASGURI (dog)
CHEYLETIELLA BLAKEI (cat)
long mite with a waste and combs on feet (looks like a model)