Megaselia scalaris (Diptera : Phoridae) causing myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes : Viperidae) in Brazil

Artigo

Fecha

1999-09-01

Registro en:

Journal of Medical Entomology. Lanham: Entomol Soc Amer, v. 36, n. 5, p. 630-630, 1999.

0022-2585

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/18806

WOS:000082704200016

2-s2.0-0033192051

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3893071

Autor

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Institución

Universidade Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (Brasil)

Resumen

We describe a case of myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti) caused by Megaselia scalaris (Loew). The snake was Found in Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil, with a lesion measuring 25 mm in diameter where the larvae of M. scalaris had penetrated the ribs. The opportunistic behavior of the larvae of M. scalaris is discussed.

Materias

Megaselia scalaris

Crotalus durissus terrificus

Phoridae

myiasis

Serpentes

Viperidae

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