First record of anopheles konderi Galvão & Damasceno (Diptera: Culicidae) carrying eggs of dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr. ) (Diptera: oestridae), from oriximiná municipality, Pará, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
; 50(3): 388-390, May-June 2017. graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
The muscoid fly Dermatobia hominis causes cutaneous myiases in mammals. Females of this species use a vector to carry their eggs to the host. This note describes Anopheles konderi acting as phoretic vector for D. hominis.METHODS:
A female A. konderi carrying D. hominis was collected using light traps in Oriximiná, Pará, Brazil. The A. konderi specimen was identified at morphological and molecular levels.RESULTS:
Eight eggs of D. hominis were observed on the Anopheles konderi female.CONCLUSIONS:
Anopheles konderi, only the third Anopheles species recorded as a phoretic vector, may be a potential vector of D. hominis.Key words
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Main subject:
Anopheles
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Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Year:
2017
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Article