Biotemas (Sep 2011)

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

  • Hermes Ribeiro Luz,
  • Bruno Pereira Berto,
  • Ildemar Fereira,
  • Rafaela Dias Antonini,
  • André Felippe Nunes-Freitas,
  • Gonzalo Efrain Moya Borja

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 3
pp. 69 – 72

Abstract

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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 the nestlings were the wings (44%), head (39.5%) and coxae (16.5%). None of the nestlings died during the study. This is the first record of P. bella parasitizing nestlings of Tyrannus melancholicus.

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