A Case Study of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Causing Ocular Myiasis in a Western Hognose Snake

被引：6

作者：

Diclaro, J. W., II ^{[1
]}

Lehnert, M. S. ^{[1
]}

Mitola, M. A. ^{[1
]}

Pereira, R. M. ^{[1
]}

Koehler, P. G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Florida, Dept Entomol & Nematol, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY | 2011年 / 48卷 / 04期

关键词：

ocular myiasis; reptile myiasis; scuttle fly; hognose snake; reptile parasite;

D O I：

10.1603/ME11006

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Late instar larvae of the scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris Loew, were found near the right eye of a live captive-reared western hognose snake, Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard. Dissection and removal of the snake's dorsal cranial bones revealed tissue degradation of the infected eye, the optic nerve, and the brain case; we suggest that these factors contributed to the death of this snake. This case study further demonstrates the opportunistic behavior of M. scalaris.

引用

页码：934 / 936

页数：3

共 9 条

[1]

Chigusa Yuichi, 2006, Medical Entomology and Zoology, V57, P59

[2] Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) causing myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes: Viperidae) in Brazil [J].

Da Silva, RJ ;

Do Prado, AP ;

Rodrigues, RR ;

Lopes, CAD ;

Godoy, WAC .

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY, 1999, 36 (05) :630-630

[3]

Day J.F., 2004, MED ENTOMOLOGY, P99

[4] Natural history of the scuttle fly, Megaselia scalaris [J].

Disney, R. H. L. .

ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY, 2008, 53 :39-60

[5]

HALL DC, 2009, MED ENTOMOL, P127

[6]

Jacobson Elliott R., 2007, P571

[7] CASE OF LUNG MYIASIS CAUSED BY LARVAE OF MEGASELIA-SPIRACULARIS SCHMITZ (DIPTERA-PHORIDAE) [J].

KOMORI, K ;

HARA, K ;

SMITH, KGV ;

ODA, T ;

KARAMINE, D .

TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE, 1978, 72 (05) :467-470

[8]

Pough F.H., 1998, HERPETOLOGY

[9]

*U TX AUST, 2007, DIGIMORPH HET PLAT E

← 1 →