Discovery of a bird-parasitic fly, Carnus orientalis (Diptera: Carnidae), in Japan, with bionomic remarks and a key to Carnus species.
A bird-parasitic fly, Carnus orientalis Maa, 1968, is recorded for the first time from Japan, and it is taxonomically reexamined on the basis of specimens collected in Okinawa Prefecture. Adult flies were found from nestlings of Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans Cassin, 1852), which is a new host for C. orientalis. Bionomic remarks regarding C. orientalis are presented, and akey to the world species of Carnus is also provided.
Mitsuhiro
M
Iwasa
Hironori
H
Sakamoto
Kento
K
Asahi
D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D020305:Strigiformes / Q000469:parasitology*