by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
GLOSSINIDAE (Figure 5-52) The Glossinidae are represented by the single genus, Glossina, which is the tse tse of Africa (Fig. 5-52). These flies are the vectors of African trypanosomiasis which is passed through their bite. Cats like other vertebrates are probably...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Stomoxys Stomoxys is composed of several species of flies that resemble Musca domestica generally, but the mouthparts are designed for piercing the skin and feeding upon blood. Both the male and female flies take blood meals. The female fly lays eggs in...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Musca (Figure 5-51) The genus Musca is most commonly represented by the house fly, Muscadomestica. The adult fly feeds on various food stuffs through the use of its sponging mouthparts (Figure 5-51), and it will just as readily feed on feces and garbage as upon...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
MUSCIDAE These dull-colored flies are best known by the common representative the house fly, Musca domestica. These flies are very similar in appearance as adults to the adults of the Sarcophagidae and the Calliphoridae. The family contains two groups of flies,...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
CYCLORRHAPHA The Cyclorrhapha is composed of those flies where the adult escapes from the pupal case through a circular opening in the anterior end. These flies are characterized by the possession of three-segmented antennae where the last segmat bears an arista or...
