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University of SulaimaniaSchool of ScienceDepartment of Biology2nd Class Year
21st Lab.
Pterygotes - Neopteran Insects: Endopterygotes
Orders: Neuroptera & Siphonaptera
Lecturer: Farhad A. Khudhur
Objectives: This lecture gives knowledge about this lecture gives knowledge about:Ant lions and Aphid lions (order Neuroptera), - Fleas (Order Siphonaptera) Focusing on fleas, the medically important mammalian ectoparasitic insects
Scientific content: - Order Neuroptera (Ant lions and Aphid lions).- Order Siphonaptera (Fleas).
Order: Neuroptera
• complete metamorphosis; • it includes the green and brown lacewings, antlions
and some other insects• Neuropteran adults are soft-bodied, the abdomen is
cylindrical and without cerci • Have four membranous wings that are similar in
size, structure, and venation and that are held roof-like over the body while at rest
• chewing mouthparts• Antennae filiform.• The adults may or may not be predaceous
FAMILY: Myrmeleontidae Myrmeleon spp. (Antlion)
FAMILY:Chrysopidae Chrysopa spp. (Green lacewing)
(Aphidlion)
Order: Neuroptera Family: MyrmeleontidaeMyrmeleon spp. (Antlion)
Order: Neuroptera Family: MyrmeleontidaeMyrmeleon spp. (Antlion)
Order: Neuroptera Family: Chrysopidae
Chrysopa spp .)Green lacewing(
Order: Neuroptera Family: Chrysopidae
Chrysopa spp .)Green lacewing(
Order: Siphonaptera
• The Siphonaptera (Fleas) are laterally compressed, wingless, holometabolous insects.
• All species are parasitic in the adult stage and possess mouthparts modified for piercing and sucking,
• highly modified combs and setae on their body and legs, and legs that are modified for jumping.
• Some species are vectors of disease.
FAMILY: Pulicidae,Some important cosmopolitan fleas that
attack humans and domestic animals, including:
- Xenopsylla cheopsis (Oriental rat flea) , -Pulex irritans (human flea) -Ctenocephalides canis (dog flea),-Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea).
Order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae Pulex irritans
)human flea(
Order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae
Ctenocephalides canis)Dog Flea(
Order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae
Ctenocephalides felis)Cat Flea(
Order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae
Xenopsylla cheopsis)Oriental Rat Flea(
Order: Siphonaptera Family: Pulicidae
Larva & Pupa
References:
• David, B. V. and Ananthakrishnan, T. N. (2004). General and Applied Entomology. 2nd ed. Tata McGraw-hill Publishing Co. Ltd. New Delhi. India. 1184 p.
• Elzinga, Richard J. (1997). Fundamentals of Entomology. 4th ed. New Jersey, Prentice-Hall, Inc. 475 pp.
• Gillot, Cedric. (2005). Entomology. 3rd ed. Springer, Dordrecht. The Netherlands. 831 pp.
• Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd edition. Volume 3, Insects, edited by Michael Hutchins, Arthur V. Evans, Rosser W. Garrison,
• Resh, Vincent H. & Cardé, Ring T. (2003). Encyclopedia of Insects. USA. Academic Press, Elsevier Science, 1266 pp.