First record of Philornis glaucinis Dodge & Aitken, 1968 (Diptera: Muscidae) in Thalurania glaucopis Gmelin, 1788 (Aves: Trochilidae)

From the groups causing myiasis, the genus Philornis Meinert, 1890 appears as the only representative of the family Muscidae, obligatorily associated with birds. Thus, the aim of this work was to report the occurrence of Philornis in Thalurania glaucopis (Trochilidae). Two parasitized nestlings of...

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Published in:	Biotemas
Main Authors:	Hermes Ribeiro Luz, Rafaela Dias Antonini, Michele Silva Rodrigues, André Felippe Nunes Freitas, Renata da Silva Mello
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-01-01
Online Access:	https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/16028