Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (Feb 2006)
Encontro do parasitóide Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) em pupas de Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em carcaça de rato Occurrence of the parasitoid Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in pupae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in rat carcass
Abstract
This study reports the occurrence of Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing pupae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) associated with a decomposing rat carcass in a secondary wood area in Campinas, SP. The parasitism rate was 91.8%.
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