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Title: 
Megaselia scalaris (Diptera : Phoridae) causing myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Serpentes : Viperidae) in Brazil
Author(s): 
Institution: 
  • Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
  • Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
ISSN: 
0022-2585
Abstract: 
We describe a case of myiasis in Crotalus durissus terrificus (Laurenti) caused by Megaselia scalaris (Loew). The snake was Found in Anhembi, São Paulo, Brazil, with a lesion measuring 25 mm in diameter where the larvae of M. scalaris had penetrated the ribs. The opportunistic behavior of the larvae of M. scalaris is discussed.
Issue Date: 
1-Sep-1999
Citation: 
Journal of Medical Entomology. Lanham: Entomol Soc Amer, v. 36, n. 5, p. 630-630, 1999.
Time Duration: 
630-630
Publisher: 
Amer Entomol Soc
Keywords: 
  • Megaselia scalaris
  • Crotalus durissus terrificus
  • Phoridae
  • myiasis
  • Serpentes
  • Viperidae
Source: 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10534959
URI: 
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Type: 
outro
Source:
http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/18806
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