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Two new Andean species of Hoplopeza Bezzi are described and illustrated: Hoplopeza colombiana sp. nov. and Hoplopeza rafaeli sp. nov. These species are the first record from the Andean ecosystem of Colombia. In addition, the genus is diagnosed, the first description of the female terminalia, as well as a key and distribution map of the Andean species of the genus are presented.
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Dípteros , Feminino , Animais , Colômbia , Ecossistema , Distribuição Animal , FlorestasRESUMO
Pseudoscelolabes Collin, 1933, an endemic New Zealand genus, is revised, including the description of a new species, P. lesagei Sinclair Barros sp. nov. The male and female terminalia of the genus are described and illustrated for the first time. An identification key to the two included species and a map with distribution records are provided. The relationships of the genus within Ocydromiinae are discussed.
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Dípteros , Distribuição Animal , Animais , Feminino , Masculino , Nova ZelândiaRESUMO
Two individuals of the jaguar, Panthera onca (L.), were captured near the municipality of Presidente Figueiredo, Brazilian Amazon, during the years of 2017 and 2018. The jaguars presented furuncular myiasis caused by the human botfly Dermatobia hominis (L.) on the rear thighs and tail. This is the first record of infestation of D. hominis in P. onca in the Amazon region.
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Dípteros/patogenicidade , Miíase/veterinária , Panthera/parasitologia , Animais , Animais Selvagens/parasitologia , Brasil , Larva/patogenicidade , Floresta ÚmidaRESUMO
Leptopezella Sinclair Cumming, 2007 is a small genus of Ocydromiinae characterized by the absence of cell dm (Fig. 3) and presence of ventral spine-like setae on the hind first tarsomere (Fig. 2). It was first mentioned as "undescribed genus A" in the key of Sinclair Cumming (2000) and later described including four species: L. anatolica Sinclair Cumming, 2007, L. perata Sinclair Cumming, 2007 and L. spinosa Sinclair Cumming, 2007 from Australia and L. masneri Sinclair Cumming, 2007 from Bolivia (Sinclair Cumming 2007). In South America the genus has been recorded so far from Bolivia and Argentina (Sinclair Cumming 2000, 2007). In the present study we record the genus occurring for the first time in several administrative states from Brazil.
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Dípteros , Animais , BrasilRESUMO
In the dipteran genus Hermetia, only 6 of the 78 valid species have documented immature stages: H. albitarsis Fabricius, 1805, H. aurata Bellardi, 1859, H. concinna Williston, 1900, H. illucens (Linnaeus, 1758), H. panamensis Greene, 1940 and H. pulchra Weidemann, 1830. In particular, H. illucens stands out due to its reported applicability for forensic, medical and economic purposes. Here, we described the morphology of eggs and immature stages of this species, with a view to detecting differences between instars and in the pupal stage, which should eventually help properly identifying larval age. We utilized both optical and scanning electron microscopy tools. The eggs are elliptical and elongated, and color varies from cream white to yellowish. The larvae are apodal, hemichephalic and holopneustic, flattened dorso-ventrally and may be recognized by the head elongated, dorsal and ventral chaetotaxy of the cephalic capsule, thoracic and abdominal segments, and the morphology of the anterior and posterior spiracles. The pupae are adecticous and coarctate, tegument dark brown and pruinescence varying from brown to golden. The overall morphology across instars is similar, but marked variations were observed in the shape of the antennal articuli and the shape of the setae (first instar compared to the others). Our results supplement the biological information on Hermetia illucens and should aid the proper identification and aging of juveniles in the field, as a way to minimize errors in the calculation of the post-mortem interval.