EXER 16. MITES OF MAMMALS

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  • these are closely related to ticks but much smaller.
    mites
  • causes scabies in man and sarcoptic mange
    Sarcoptes scabiei
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. equi infects
    horse
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis infects
    cattle
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. ovis infects
    sheep
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. caprae infects
    goat
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis infects
    pig
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis infects

    dog
  • Sarcoptes scabiei var. cuniculi infects
    rabbit
  • The body of Sarcoptes scabiei is round. The dorsum is covered with fine folds and grooves and bears spines and stout bristles.
  • what legs bear the terminally bell-shaped suckers in female Sarcopter scabiei?
    leg 1 and 2
  • what legs bear the terminally bell-shaped sucker in male Sarcoptes scabiei?
    leg 1, 2 , and 4
  • what is the term for the long slender, unjointed stalks located on the legs of mites?
    pedicels
  • the anus of Sarcoptes scabiei for both sexes is located on what surface?
    ventral surface
  • parasitic on cats and rabbits, chiefly found on the ears and back of the neck. 

    Notoedres cati
  • what is the difference of Notoedres cati from Sarcoptes scabiei?
    the anus is subterminal and dorsal in location