by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
Felicola subrostratus (Burmeister, 1839) Ewing, 1929 (Figures 5-40 through 5-43) ETYMOLOGY:Feli = cat and cola = tiller along with subrostratus = under beak SYNONYMS:Trichodectessubrostratus Burmeister, 1839; Felicinasubrostratus (Burmeister, 1939) Bedford...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
PHTHIRAPTERA (Lice) Lice are dorsoventrally flattened, wingless insects tht live in close contact with the skin, hair, and feathers of their vetertebrate hosts. They develop with simple metamorphosis, I.e., each stage is very similar to the next. There are two major...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
REDUVIIDAE (Figures 5-36 to 5-37) The reduviidae contains a subfamily Triatominae which contains the genera of blood-sucking insects responsible for the transmission of Trypanosomacruzi; there are some 111 species in this subfamily. Most of the other members of the...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
CIMICIDAE The bedbugs, most commonly represent by the Cimex lectularis, are a group of wingless, blood-feeding bugs that live in cracks and crevices in human habitations. Other species are found in feed on bats, rodents, and birds and are found living in caves and...
by Jessica Retzlaff | Jun 25, 2014
HEMIPTERA (Bugs) The Hemiptera are the "true” bugs of entomology. The Hemiptera is a large group of insects that contains over 50,000 species, most of which are parasites of plants. There are some species that are predatory and which can inflict painful bites if...
