Parasitoids of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae): fly of medical-sanitary importance collected in State of Goiás, Brazil


Autoria(s): Marchiori,Carlos H.; Pereira,Luiz A.; Silva Filho,Otacilio M.; Ribeiro,Lalyne C.S.; Borges,Vanessa R.
Data(s)

01/10/2003

Resumo

The objective of the study was to report the first occurrence of the parasitoid Brachymeria podagrica in pupae of Ophyra aenescens, a fly of medical-sanitary importance. Human feces was used as bait to collect the insects. In the study 20 pupae of Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae) were obtained, of which 20% of the total yielded the parasitoid Brachymeria podagrica (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae).

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en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT

Fonte

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.36 n.5 2003

Palavras-Chave #Medical-sanitary importance #Synanthropy #Parasitoid #Muscoid fly
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journal article