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New host and the extend of the host range of warble fly Hypoderma diana (Diptera, Hypodermatidae) Cover

New host and the extend of the host range of warble fly Hypoderma diana (Diptera, Hypodermatidae)

By: Ivan Pavlásek and  Jan Minář  
Open Access
|May 2014

Abstract

Warble fly Hypoderma diana is known to be a parasite not only of roe deer and other species of Cervidae but also of non-specific hosts from among other orders of ungulates. First-instar larvae of Hypoderma diana, a specific parasite of Cervidae, have been found in a new non-specific host, i.e. the wild boar (Sus scrofa). This finding is further evidence of the exceptional adaptability of this species of subcutaneous warble fly of the family Hypodermatidae. It corroborates the validity of the proposition that the host range of a host-specific parasite can only be ext

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2014-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2336-3207 | Journal ISSN: 2336-3193
Language: English
Page range: 61 - 64
Published on: May 27, 2014
Published by: Silesian Museum in Opava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2014 Ivan Pavlásek, Jan Minář, published by Silesian Museum in Opava
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