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First Palaearctic Record of the Bird Parasite Passeromyia heterochaeta (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Iranian Persian Gulf Islands

(2014) First Palaearctic Record of the Bird Parasite Passeromyia heterochaeta (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Iranian Persian Gulf Islands. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases. pp. 224-227. ISSN 2322-1984

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Abstract

Background: Passeromyia is a muscid genus previously known from the Old World Afrotropical and Oriental regions and eastwards from Australia and the West Pacific. The genus is known from nest-dwelling larvae which may be parasites of the nestlings. This study was aimed to identify of the Passeromyia species in the Iranian Persian Gulf Islands. Methods: The flies were collected during April 2010 to March 2011 on the 4 Iranian Persian Gulf islands, Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, Abu-Mousa and Qeshm with fly bottle trap and entomological net. Results: During this sampling, 18 representatives of P. heterochaeta, a species with free-living haematophagous larvae, have been collected. The species is reported herein from Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, Abu-Mousa and Qeshm islands. Conclusions: This is the first Palaearctic record of the species as well as the first report of the genus Passeromyia from the Palaearctic Region.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Passeromyia heterochaeta Bird parasite Palaearctic Iran Persian Gulf New record chrysomya-albiceps wiedemann calliphoridae europe Public, Environmental & Occupational Health Parasitology
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Page Range: pp. 224-227
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 8
Number: 2
ISSN: 2322-1984
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/5651

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