Occurrence of Philornis bella Couri in nestlings of Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot (Tyranninae) in the municipal district of Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro

Five nestlings of Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819, between nine (n = 2) and twelve days (n = 3) old, were studied from July to September in 2006. A total of 43 larvae was collected, of which 33 (76%) became adults and were identified as Philornis bella Couri, 1984. The most infested areas of t...

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Main Authors: Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Bruno Pereira Berto, Ildemar Fereira, Rafaela Dias Antonini, André Felippe Nunes-Freitas, Gonzalo Efrain Moya Borja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2011-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume243/69a72.pdf