Artigo Produção Nacional Revisado por pares

Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Causing Myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Brazil

1999; Oxford University Press; Volume: 36; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jmedent/36.5.630

ISSN

1938-2928

Autores

Reinaldo José da Silva, Ângelo Pires do Prado, Roberto Rivelino Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto de Magalhães Lopes, Wesley Augusto Conde Godoy,

Tópico(s)

Forest Insect Ecology and Management

Resumo

We describe a case of myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti) caused by Megaselia scalaris (Loew). The snake was found in Anhembi, Sao 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.

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