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MEDICAL
ENTOMOLOGY
The Importance of Insects and Other Arthropods
In The Spread of Human Diseases
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Arthropoda, Arachnida, Crustacea, Hexapoda Pentastomida (Tongue Worms) Arachnida (ID) (Spiders, Scorpions, Mites,
Ticks)
Ixodoidea (Ticks)
Parasitoidea (Bird, Reptile & Mammal parasites)
Sarcoptoidea (Bird, Mammal & Insect parasites)
Trombidoidea (Chiggers)
Tarsonemoidea (Itch mites)
Tyroglyphoidea (Cause dermatitis) Demodicoidea (Hair-follicle mites) -- Insect Morphology -- Insect ID -- Insect
Taxonomy Medically
Important Insect Orders & Families Blattaria (Cockroaches) [Formerly with
Orthoptera] (ID) Phthiraptera, Anoplura) (Biting & Sucking
lice) (ID) |
Hymenoptera (Bees, Wasps, Ants) (ID) Diptera (Flies, Mosquitoes,
Biting flies & Midges) (ID-1) -- (ID-2) Ceratopogonidae (Heleidae) -- (Punkies, No-see-ums) Caliphoridae -- (Blowflies) Chloropidae -- (Eye gnats) Culicidae -- (Mosquitoes)
Hippoboscidae -- (Mammal parasites)
Muscidae -- (Housefly,
Stablefly, Bushfly) Oestridae -- (Warble- & Bot
flies) Orthoptera -- (Grasshoppers,
Crickets) Psychodidae -- (Midges, Sand flies) Rhagionidae -- (Snipe flies) Sarcophagidae -- (Flesh flies) Simuliidae -- (Black flies,
Buffalo gnats) Siphonaptera (Fleas) (ID) Tabanidae -- (Horse- & Deer
flies) Irritating & Disease-Causing Arthropods |
Key References: <medvet.ref.htm> [Additional references may be found at:
MELVYL Library] Brusca, R. C., & G. J. Brusca. 2003. Invertebrates. 2nd Edition. Sinauer Publ., Sunderland,
Massachusetts. Chapman, A. D. 2009.
Numbers of Living Species in Australia and the World. 2nd edition.
Australian Govt, Dept. of Environ., Water, Heritage & Arts. Canberra. Cheng,
Thomas C. 2012. General Parasitology. Elsevier Science. p. 660. Colless,
D.H.; McAlpine, D.K. (1991). The Insects of Australia. Volume 2. (2 ed.).
CSIRO. pp. 754–755. Edgecombe, G. D., G. Giribet, C. W. Dunn, A. Hejnol, R. M. Kristensen, R. C.
Neves, G. W. Rouse, K. Worsaae & M. V.
Sørensen. 2011.
Higher-level metazoan relationships: Recent progress & remaining
questions. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 11(2): 151-172. Hechemy, K. E. & A. F. Azad. 2001. Endemic
typhus, and epidemic typhus. IN: The Encyclopedia of Arthropod-Transmitted Infections of Man and animals. Hinkle, Nancy C.
2010. Ekbom Syndrome: The Challenge of “Invisible Bug” Infestations. Annu.
Rev. Entomol. 55: 77–94. Lane, R. P. & R. W.
Crosskey. 1993. Medical insects and
arachnids. British Nat. Hist Mus.,
London, Springer Pub. Matheson, R. 1950. Medical Entomology. Comstock Publ. Co, Inc. 610 p. Service, M. 2008.
Medical Entomology For Students.
Cambridge Univ. Press. 289 p Tudge, C. 2000. The
Variety of Life. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Legner, E. F. 1995. Biological control of Diptera of medical
and veterinary importance. J. Vector
Ecology 20(1): 59-120. Legner, E. F. 2000.
Biological control of aquatic Diptera. p. 847-870.
Contributions to a Manual of Palaearctic Diptera, Vol. 1, Science Herald,
Budapest. 978 p. Mullen,
G. & L. Durden. 2009. Medical & Veterinary Entomology. Academic Press 2009. Walker, A.R. (1994). Arthropods of
Humans 7 Domestic Animals. A Guide to
Preliminary Identification..Springer Science &
Business Media. pp. 78–79. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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