INVESTIGADORES
PEICHOTO Maria elisa
artículos
Título:
Myiasis in the Neotropical Amphibian Hypsiboas caingua (Anura: Hylidae) by Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae)
Autor/es:
CARLOS ARIEL LÓPEZ; THALLES PLATINY LAVINSCKY PEREIRA; MARCIO GERMÁN ANTÚNEZ; MARÍA ELISA PEICHOTO
Revista:
The Herpetological Bulletin
Editorial:
British Herpetological Society
Referencias:
Lugar: London; Año: 2016 vol. 138 p. 18 - 20
ISSN:
1473-0928
Resumen:
Taking into account that host-parasite interactions between dipterans and anurans in the Neotropical region are still poorly known, we report here the first case of myiasis in the anuran Hypsiboas caingua (Hylidae). Three infecting larvae completed metamorphosis in laboratory conditions, emerging three adult flies that were morphologically identified as Megaselia scalaris (Phoridae). Thus, this is also the first evidence of phorid flies parasitizing a South American wild anuran.
