First record of myiasis in Aplastodiscus arildae (Anura: Hylidae) by Notochaeta bufonivora (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in the Neotropical area

Abstract

Myiasis in anurans is usually caused by diptera from the Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Chloropidae, and Muscidae families. In this study, one case of cloacal myiasis and one of oral myiasis were registered in Aplastodiscus arildae, caused by Notochaeta bufonivora in Teresópolis, RJ, Brazil. With this report, a new host is listed for N. bufonivora, the first case of tree-frog myiasis caused by sarcophagid flies and the first occurrence of hylid myiasis in the Neotropical area.

A review on the occurrence of Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Brazil

“…Myiasis due to the primary screwworm has not been reported in anurans and reptiles in Brazil. However, Sarcophagidae larvae have been found in tree frogs (Hypsiboas beckeri Caramaschi and Cruz, 2004and Aplastodiscus arildae Cruz and Peixoto, 1987) (EIZEMBERG et al, 2008MELLO-PATIU & LUNA-DIAS, 2010) and in the introduced American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802) (SOUZA et al, 1989). The single record of myiasis in reptiles in Brazil was from the South American rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus Linnaeus, 1758) caused by Phoridae larvae (SILVA et al, 1999).…”

Primer registro de miasis por Sarcophagidae (Diptera: Oestroidea) en Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni (Anura: Centrolenidae) de Panamá

“…Es conocido que en el Neotrópico al menos 2 especies de Sarcophagidae ocasionan miasis en Anura. Una es Notochaeta bufonivora, que parasita a Bufo granulousos (Lopes y Vogelsang, 1953) y Atelopus varius (Crump y Pounds, 1985) (Bufonidae); a una especie no identifi cada de Eleutherodactylus (Leptodactylidae) (Dodge, 1968), así como a Rana catesbaiana (Ranidae) (Souza et al, 1990) y Aplastodiscus arildae (Hylidae) (Eizemberg et al, 2008). La otra especie involucrada, Sarconexia lambens, se ha registrado en Epipedobates (Dentrobatidae) en bosques húmedos de Perú (Hagman et al, 2005).…”

A case of Dipteran parasitism in Trachycephalus typhonius (Anura: Hylidae), with a summary of myiasis parasitism in anurans

“…Bufo bufo (Linnaeus, 1758) and Hyla arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Meisterhans and Heusser 1970, Eaton et al 2008, López et al 2016. In Brazil, documented occurrences are restricted to 10 species, distributed among the families Bufonidae, Hylidae, Leptodactylidae, and Ranidae (Lopes 1981, Souza Jr. et al 1990, Eizemberg et al 2008, Carvalho-Filho et al 2010, Mello-Patiu and Luna-Dias 2010, Oliveira et al 2012, Müller et al 2015, Souza-Pinto et al 2015, Pinto et al 2017. Herein, we present the fi rst record of a dipteran larva in Trachycephalus typhonius (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Pantanal region of Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil.…”

“…Contact with water, even briefly, can kill dipteran larvae (Ziser andNettles 1979, Eaton et al 2008); thus, if frogs frequent bodies of water, it would be difficult for parasitic larvae to survive. Among hylids, dipteran larvae have been documented as parasites in seven species, with five records in Brazilian species (Meisterhans and Heusser 1970, Eaton et al 2008, Eizemberg et al 2008, Mello-Patiu and Luna-Dias 2010, Oliveira et al 2012, Souza-Pinto et al 2015, Pinto et al 2017. Most hylids are arboreal and, while some species have both terrestrial and aquatic habits, most are associated with terrestrial vegetation, perching on leaves and branches (Vitt and Caldwell 2013); this would allow adult dipterans to access these anuran hosts.…”