Occurrence of Microcerella halli (Engel) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) in snake carrion in southeastern Brazil Ocorrência de Microcerella halli (Engel) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) em uma Carcaça de Cobra no Sudeste Brasileiro

The occurrence of 27 second-instar larvae of the flesh fly Microcerella halli (Engel, 1931) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) in a carcass of a snake usually called as Urutu, Bothrops alternatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) (Serpentes, Viperidae, Crotalinae) is reported. The snake was kept in captiv...

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Main Authors: Thiago de C. Moretti, Silmara M. Allegretti, Cátia A. Mello-Patiu, Alexandre M. Tognolo, Odair B. Ribeiro, Daniel R. Solis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2009-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262009000200018