First record of myiasis in Aplastodiscus arildae (Anura: Hylidae) by Notochaeta bufonivora (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the Neotropical area.
Myiasis in anurans is usually caused by diptera from the Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Chloropidae, and Muscidae families. In this study, one case of cloacal myiasis and one of oral myiasis were registered in Aplastodiscus arildae, caused by Notochaeta bufonivora in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil. With this report, a new host is listed for N. bufonivora, the first case of tree-frog myiasis caused by sarcophagid flies and the first occurrence of hylid myiasis in the Neotropical area.
Eizemberg
Roberto
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Laboratório de Bioquímica de Insetos, IBqM, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. insecta_tv@yahoo.com.br
Sabagh
Leandro Talione
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Mello
Renata da Silva
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D000818:Animals; D001001:Anura / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D002988:Cloaca / Q000469:parasitology; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D009055:Mouth / Q000469:parasitology; D014329:Tropical Climate