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[[Image: flea.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Robert Hooke's famous flea from Micrographia]]

[[Image: flea.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Robert Hooke's famous flea from Micrographia]]

==Classification==

==Classification==

[[Image:Arthropod classifiation.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Arthropod Classification - copyright nabrown RVC]]

[[Image:Arthropod classifiation.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Arthropod Classification - copyright nabrown RVC]]

 

[[Image:Aedes aegypti.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Aeges aegypti'' - Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Aedes aegypti.jpg|thumb|right|150px|''Aeges aegypti'' - Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Flea Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Flea Diagram - Wikimedia Commons]]

[[Image:Flea Diagram.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Flea Diagram - Wikimedia Commons]]

The phylum arthropoda is divided into several subphylums including Chelicerata (which includes the arachnids), Myriapoda, Hexapoda (which includes the insecta), Crustacea and Trilobitomorpha. These are then divided into many classes. The two of major veterinary importance are the insecta and [[Arachnida|arachnida]] classes.

The phylum arthropoda is divided into several subphylums including Chelicerata (which includes the arachnids), Myriapoda, Hexapoda (which includes the insecta), Crustacea and Trilobitomorpha. These are then divided into many classes. The two of major veterinary importance are the insecta and [[Arachnida|arachnida]] classes.

===Insect Head===

===Insect Head===

 

*Capsule of fused plates at the anterior end of the body

*Capsule of fused plates at the anterior end of the body

*E.g. Fleas and dipteran flies

*E.g. Fleas and dipteran flies

==[[Fleas]]==

 

'''[[Fleas]]

==[[Lice]]==

'''[[Lice]]

==[[Nuisance Flies]]==

'''[[Nuisance Flies]]

==[[Biting Flies]]==

'''[[Biting Flies]]

==[[Myiasis Producing Flies]]==

'''[[Myiasis Producing Flies]]

==[[Insecta Flashcards - WikiBugs|Insecta Flashcards]]==

'''[[Insecta Flashcards - WikiBugs|Insecta Flashcards]]

[[Category:Parasites]]

[[Category:Parasites]]