A. maculippennis Anopheles
C. pipiens Culex
A. aegypti Aedes
Culicoides robersi Biting Midges
Simulium Blackflies, Buffalo Gnats
Phlebotomidae sandflies
Psychodiidae moth flies
Tabanidae horse flies and breeze flies
Musca domestica common housefly
Musca autumnalis face fly
Musca sorbens
M. conducens
Fannia canicularis lesser housefly
Fannia scalaris little housefly
Muscina stabulans
Morrelia hortorum sweat fly
Stomoxys calcitrans stablefly
Hematobia exigua buffalo fly
H. irritans hornfly
Glossina morsitans tsetse flies
Calliphora sp Blue Bottle Flies
Calliphora vomitoria Blue Bottle Flies
Lucilia sp. Green Bottle Flies
Lucilia cuprina / Caesar Green Bottle Flies
L. sericata Green Bottle Flies
Sarcophaga sp. Fleshflies
Sarcophaga hemorrhoidalis Fleshflies
S. fusicauda Fleshflies
Wohlfartia magnifica
Wohlfartia vigil
Musca sp Houseflies sp
Callitroga sp Screw worm flies
Callitroga hominivorax primary screw worm fly
C. macellaria secondary screw worm fly
Chrysomyia sp. Screw worm flies
Chryzomyia bezziania bluish green fly
Gasterophilus sp Bot flies
Hypoderma sp Warble flies
Phormia sp Black Bottle Flies
Phormia regina Black Bottle Flies
Cordylobia anthropophaga tumbu fly or skin maggot fly
Booponus intonsus foot maggot fly
Gasterophilus intestinalis horse bot flies
Gasterophilus nasalis horse bot flies
G. hemorrhoidalis horse bot flies
G. pecorum horse bot flies
G. inermis horse bot flies
Oestrus ovis sheep nasal fly / nasal bots / sheep Nose fly/ he
Hypoderma warble flies/ ox bot flies/ heel flies
Hypoderma bovis northern cattle grub
H. lineatum common cattle grub
H. ageratum
H. crossi
H. diana
Rhinoestrus purpurensis gadfly
Cuterebra emasculator rodent bot fly
Dermatobia hominis human bot fly / tropical warble fly
Hippobosca equina horse lousefly / horse ked
H. rufipes forest flies
A. reflexus
Otobius megnini spinose ear tick
Ornithodorus moubata
O. savignyi
O. turicata
Ixodidae hard tick
Ixodes ricinus castor bean tick
Ixodes canisuga British dog tick
Ixodes rubicundus paralysis tick of Southern Africa
Ixodes holocyclus paralysis tick of Australia
Ixodes scapularis black-legged tick
Boophilus annulatus North American cattle tick / Texas fever cattle ti
Boophilus decoloratus blue tick
Boophilus microplus tropical cattle tick
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus brown ear tick
R. evertsi red-legged tick
R. bursa
R. sanguineus brown dog tick / kennel tick
Dermacentor reticulates
D. variabilis American dog tick
D. nitens tropical horse tick
D. albipictus winter tick
D. occidentalis moose tick
D. andersoni/venustus rocky mountain wood tick
Haemaphysalis leachi leachi yellow dog tick
H. leporis-palustris
Hyalomma truncatum
Amblyomma hebraeum bont tick
A. variegatum tropical bont tick
A. americanum lone star tick
Aponomma
Rhipicentor nuttali
Margaropus winthemi argentine tick
M. reidi
Dermanyssus gallinae red mite of poultry
Ornithonyssus sylviarum northern fowl mite
O. bursa tropical fowl mite
O. bacoti tropical rat mite
Allodermanyssus sanguineus house mouse mite
Echinolaelaps echidninius spiny rat mite
Railletia auris
R. Rhopkinski
Pneumonyssus caninum
P. simicola
Thrombicula autumnalis
Thrombicula akamushi
T. sarcina leg itch
T. alfreddugesi
Neochongastia americana
Demodex canis dog
D. ovis sheep
D. caprae goat
D. equi horse
D. bovis cattle
D. phylloides pig
D. folliculorum man
D. bubalis carabao
D. cunuculi rabbits
D. musculi rats
D. gambiae guinea pig
Psorergates Australian itch
P. ovis sheep
P. bos cattle
Syringophilus bipectinatus quills of fowl feather
S. columbae quills of pigeon feather
S. uncinata quills of pheasant and peacock feather
Cheyletiella parasitivorax rabbit fur mite
C. yasguri dog
C. blakei cat
Pediculoides ventricosus grain itch mite
Myobia musculi
Sarcoptes scabiei variabilis canis dog
S.s. var. felis cat
S.s. var. suis pig
S.s. var. equi horse
S.s. var. ovis sheep
S.s. var. bovis cattle
S.s. var. cuniculi rabbit
S.s. var. caprae goat
S.s. var. bubalis buffalo
Notoedres cati
N. cati var. cuniculi
N. muris rats
Cnemidocoptes gallinae depluming itch mite of fowl
C. mutans scaly leg mite
cause "urogenital myiasis"; smaller than Musca; larvae with feathered protuberances; arista is bare
cause "intestinal myiasis"; larger and more robust than the housefly; common in stables
adults attracted to sweat and mucus
thorax has 4 longitudinal stripes of which the 2 lateral are broken; Serve as i.h. of equine stomach worm (Habronema spp)
thorax with 2 dark stripes
thorax with 2 dark stripes; transmits mechanically surra, anthrax, hemorrhiagic septicemia
larger than the houseflies, narrow-bodied, yellowish to dark brown; common in Africa; serve as i.h. of Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense, and T, vivax which c
Accidental myiasis; Semi-obligate
Stout with metallic blue color; maggots of these 3 genera produce 'blowfly strike' in sheep
Accidental myiasis; Semi-obligate
affects sheep in Australia; Stout flies with metallic coppery green; maggots of these 3 genera produce 'blowfly strike' in sheep
affects sheep in the US; Stout flies with metallic coppery green; maggots of these 3 genera produce 'blowfly strike' in sheep
Accidental myiasis; Semi-obligate
light or dark grey in color; thorax with 3 longitudinal stripes; abdomen with dark checkered markings
light or dark grey in color; thorax with 3 longitudinal stripes; abdomen with dark checkered markings
deposit larva in cutaneous lesions or sores, nasal, and aural cavities, eyes and vagina
deposit larvae on intact skin
Accidental myiasis
Specific or obligate myiasis
bluish green color with 3 longitudinal stripes on thorax
bluish green color with 3 longitudinal stripes on thorax
Specific or obligate myiasis
most important myiasis fly in the Philippines particularly in Negros and Panay islands
Specific or obligate myiasis
Specific or obligate myiasis
Black with metallic blue-green sheen; maggots of these 3 genera produce 'blowfly strike' in sheep
Occurs in tropical Africa; light brown in color; Eggs laid on sleeping places of man and other animals with perspiration odor
The same size as the housefly but light yellow in color; Common during the dry season in Laguna, Quezon, Leyte, and Mindanao
Tongue mucosa to Cardiac portion of stomach
Mucosa between molar teeth to Pylorum and duodenum
Tongue mucosa to Stomach and rectum
Cheek mucosa to Stomach and rectum
Cheek mucosa to Pharynx, esophagus, and stomach
causes “false gid”
affects chickens in southeastern US; head is angular; no ctenidia; may attack other animals like horse, cattle, dogs, rats, etc.; may cause module formation and
affects man primarily but may also attack pigs, rats, skunks, etc; thorax reduced; frons sharply angled or angular; cause ulceration and subsequent bacterial inf
affects man and other mammals; genal and pronotal ctenidia absent; mesopleural rod absent; smoothly rounded frons
occurs in brown rats but readily bites man; common in brown and black rats; frons smoothly rounded; mesopleural rod present; genal and pronotal ctenidia abs
oral and pronotal ctenidia present; frons pointed; 1st oral/genal ctenidia about as long as the 2nd; head is elongated; most common species in dogs and cats
less common than Ct. felis; occurs in both dogs and cats; 1st spine about half as long as the 2nd; head is rounded
present in the Philippines; occurs in rodents; oral ctenidia present
occurs in the pubic region; may also occur in the armpit, eyelashes, eye brows, beard, mustache
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Paratergal plates project apically from the body; Tergal and sternal plates usually distinct
Body densely clothed with thick setae sometimes modified into scales
reported in the Philippines but not common; intermediate host of Dipylidium caninum
most common biting louse of dogs in the Philippines; intermediate host of Dipylidium caninum
integument bears spine-like processes; animal exudes waxy or oily material from the ears that the animal tends to shake the head and scratch the ears
attacks man, domestic and wild animals including birds in Africa; reservoir host for African Swine fever virus and African relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis); a
affects domestic animals and man in Africa and India
affects domestic animals and man in US; transmits O. fever, Anaplasmosis, Theileriosis and cause tick paralysis in sheep
some species may have a series of “marginal grooves” or a row of posterior notch called “festoons"; 2. genital opening is in the ventral midline; anus is posterio
Principal species associated with “tick paralysis” in cattle; Three-host tick; Transmits babesiosis cattle, anaplasmosis, louping ill, rickettsial tick borne fever of s
Three-host tick; Ornate; Causes tick paralysis; Transmits Rickettsia rickettsii (D. andersoni is the primary vector), Anaplasma marginale, Babesia canis, Coxiell
Transmits Babesia canis, Rickettsia conori, and Coxiella burnetti
Transmit Q fever, tularemia and Rickettsia rickettsii
Causes “sweating sickness” in cattle
Characterized by the presence of white spot on the scutum of female; Three-host tick; Transmits Rickettsia ruminantium (heartwater disease), Q fever. Tularem
Occurs almost exclusively in reptiles (phytons, snakes, lizards, etc.)
Present in large animals
Attacks horses and cattle; One-host tick
Affects giraffe in Sudan; With beady-legged tick
transmits Borrelia anserine (spirochetosis), St. Louis encephalitis and eastern and western encephalitis
transmits fowl pox, St. Louis encephalitis, and eastern and western encephalomyelitis
common in the Philippines; known as “hanip”
transmits Yersinia pestis (Bubonic plague), Rickettsia typhi (murine typhus) and Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
vector of rickettsial pox in man caused by Rickettsia acari
definitive host of Hepatozoon muris in rats
found in the external ear canal of cattle in America and Europe
found in the ears of antelopes
found in the nasal passages and nasal sinuses of dogs in US, Hawaii and Australia; causes reddining of the nasal mucosa, sneezing, head-shaking and rubbin
found in the bronchi of rhesus monkey
cause irritation, inflammation and pruritus; dermatitis results from secondary bacterial infection due to scratching
vector of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi which causes Mite or Scrub typhus or River Valley fever of man in Japan and New Delhi (“akamushi” means larval mite in Ja
occurs in sheep in Queensland; attaches on skin of pastern, coronet and heel of sheep
affects mammals birds and reptiles, and man in the US
produce skin lesions which reduce the value of dressed fowl
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
worm-like, cigar-shaped, elongate with stumpy legs; 2nd larval form (protonymph) which is a hexapod
moves about rapidly that is why they are called “walking dandruff
ear of rabbit
Ear mite of wild and domestic carnivores causing “otodectic mange”, parasitic otitis” or “otoacariasis”
feather and skin of chicken and turkeys; common in the Philippines
feathers of ducks
Feather and skin of chickens; Very common in the Philippines; Causes feather pulling
Tongue shape; convex dorsally and flat ventrally; Signs include sneezing, coughing, dyspnea, snoring, ribbing its nose with forefeet, often blood stained nasal d
Adults in the nasal cavity, trachea, and lungs of snakes, crocodiles, lizards and other reptiles; Body has a beaded appearance
Found in gills of freshwater fishes
Found in gills and fins of salmonids
Gills of freshwater fish
Anchor parasites of freshwater fishes; the head (cephalic horn) is buried in host’s tissue; Destroy scales and cause ulcer at the site of penetration leading to att
Cause erratic swimming “flashing” and poor growth
intermediate host of dog pseudophyllidean tapeworm
intermediate host of dog pseudophyllidean tapeworm
rucei, T. congolense, and T, vivax which cause "Nagana" in animals and T. gambiense and T. rhodesiense which cause "sleeping sickness" in man
stink gland responsible for the characteristic bedbug odor; may produce influenza-like symptoms; transmits Pasteurella spp (plague), leprosy virus, Leishmania donovani (kala-
ink gland responsible for the characteristic bedbug odor; may produce influenza-like symptoms; transmits Pasteurella spp (plague), leprosy virus, Leishmania donovani (kala-az
nal stink gland responsible for the characteristic bedbug odor; may produce influenza-like symptoms; transmits Pasteurella spp (plague), leprosy virus, Leishmania donovani (k
ats, etc.; may cause module formation and ulcers in the comb and wattles and around the eyes of chickens
se ulceration and subsequent bacterial infection in the feet
d present; genal and pronotal ctenidia absent; Bubonic plague (P. pestis) and Typhus (R. typhi)
ost common species in dogs and cats
ake the head and scratch the ears
an relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis); a vector of Coxiella burnetti (O. fever), A. pullorum and B. anserine
chia canis, Hepatozoon canis, Rickettsia canis, Pasteurella tularensis and Coxiella burnetti; cause tick paralysis
w Delhi (“akamushi” means larval mite in Japan and “tsutsugamushi” means river valley)
ead and neck with marked thickening of the skin