Carnus hemapterus Nitzsch (Diptera, Carnidae) found from the external auditory meatus of human, new to Japan

摘要

A bird-parasitic fly, Carnus hemapterus Nitzsch was found from the external auditory meatus of a patient with a complaint of a ringing drumming in her ear in Hokkaido, Japan. There were ten odd red spots (0.5 mm dia.) on the left eardrum. This is thefirst human case caused by C. hemapterus. This species and the family Carnidae also are new to Japan.