Flesh-fy myiasis (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Dendropsophus schubarti (Anura: Hylidae) from Peru

Abstract

Sarcophagidae is a fly family that feeds on decomposed organic material, and some species occasionally parasitize invertebrates and vertebrates (Guimarães and Papavero 1999) by depositing larvae on the host. The larvae then feed on the host’s tissues, which include either fresh or dead tissues, corporal fluids, or ingested food (Zumpt 1965). Two types of myiasis are recognized. In primary myiasis, the larvae penetrate through intact skin or natural holes, whereas in secondary or tertiary myiasis, they use trauma or wounds to infiltrate the tissue (Soler-Cruz 2000, Francesconi and Lupi 2012). Myiasis is well documented in humans, domestic animals, mammals, and wild birds (Acha and Zsyfres 2003). However, there are also dipterans that infest ectothermic vertebrates such as Anolisimyia blakeae Dodge, 1955 (Sarcophagidae) in reptiles (Dodge 1955). In amphibians from Europe and North America, the