First record of Anopheles konderi Galv?￡o & Damasceno (Diptera: Culicidae) carrying eggs of Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus Jr.) (Diptera: Oestridae), from Oriximin?? municipality, Par??, Brazil

摘要

INTRODUCTION: The muscoid fly Dermatobia hominis causes cutaneous myiases in mammals. Females of this species use a vector to carry their eggs to the host. This note describes Anopheles konderi acting as phoretic vector for D. hominis . METHODS: A female A. konderi carrying D. hominis was collected using light traps in Oriximin??, Par??, Brazil. The A. konderi specimen was identified at morphological and molecular levels. RESULTS: Eight eggs of D. hominis were observed on the Anopheles konderi female. CONCLUSIONS: Anopheles konderi , only the third Anopheles species recorded as a phoretic vector, may be a potential vector of D. hominis .