Abundance and richness of Calliphoridae (Diptera) of public health importance in the Tinguá Biological Reserve, Nova Iguaçu (RJ), Brazil

Authors

  • José Antonio Batista-da-Silva Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Rod. BR 465, Km 7, Seropédica (RJ), Brazil
  • Gonzalo Efrain Moya-Borja Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Rod. BR 465, Km 7, Seropédica (RJ), Brazil
  • Rubens Pinto de Mello Laboratório de Diptera - IOC/FIOCRUZ, RJ, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos (R.J.), Brazil
  • Margareth Maria de Carvalho Queiroz Laboratório de Transmissores de Leishmaniose (Setor de Entomologia Médica e Forense) do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/FIOCRUZ, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos (R.J.), Brazil

Keywords:

Calliphoridae, fly, medical importance, veterinary importance

Abstract

This work was carried out to determine the species of Calliphoridae occurring in the Tinguá Biological Reserve, Nova Iguaçu, RJ, Brazil. Four plastic traps were used to collect the flies. The traps were suspended 1.20 m above the ground for a period of 48 hours, every two weeks. Fish (sardine) in decomposition was used as bait. A total of 2,519 Calliphoridae flies were captured, belonging to 11 species: Chloroprocta idioidea (Robineau-Desvoidy), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius), Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius), Hemilucilia hermanlenti (Mello), Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius), Hemilucilia semidiaphana (Rondani), Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann), Paralucilia fulvinota (Bigot) and Paralucilia nigrofacialis (Mello).

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Author Biographies

José Antonio Batista-da-Silva, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro. Rod. BR 465, Km 7, Seropédica (RJ), Brazil

Rubens Pinto de Mello, Laboratório de Diptera - IOC/FIOCRUZ, RJ, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos (R.J.), Brazil

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Published

2012-03-27

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Comunicaciones Cortas