Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius, 1805) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as new biological vector of eggs of Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr., 1781) (Diptera: Oestridae) in Reserva Biológica do Tinguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The aim of this note was to record for the first time the finding of Hemilucilia segmentaria acting as biological vector of Dermatobia hominis, during a study of the diversity of Calliphoridae at Reserva Biol gica do Tinguá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The insects were captured using traps baited with chicken vicera, for a period of 28-30 h twice per month. In the period of one year, 1987 insects were collected, 7.5% of which belonged to the H. segmentaria; of these a female was captured in May 2001, carrying a mass of 20 eggs on the left side of its abdomen.
Marinho
Clarissa Rezende
CR
Laboratório de Estudo de Dípteros, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20211-040, Brasil.
Barbosa
Leandro Silva
LS
de Azevedo
Ana Claudia Granthon
AC
Queiroz
Margareth M de Carvalho
MM
Valgode
Mariângela Aguiar
MA
Coelho
Valéria Magalhães Aguiar
VM
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004175:Diptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D010063:Ovum