First Record of Six Calliphoridae (Diptera) Species in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest in Brazil: Evidence for the Establishment of Invasive Species

Authors

  • Simão Dias Vasconcelos Insects of Forensic Importance Research Group, Department of Zoology, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, Recife – PE, 50.670-420
  • Roberta Luiza Salgado Insects of Forensic Importance Research Group, Department of Zoology, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil, Recife – PE, 50.670-420

Keywords:

Chrysomya albiceps, Cochliomyia macellaria, forensic entomology, caatinga, necrophagous insects

Abstract

As part of a survey on necrophagous Diptera species in a fragment of seasonally dry tropical forest in Brazil, six species of Calliphoridae are reported here for the first time in the caatinga, a biome exclusive to Brazil. Three species native to the Neotropical region (Cochliomyia macellaria, Chloroprocta idioidea, Lucilia eximia) and 3 exotic species (Chrysomya albiceps, C. putoria and C. megacephala) are reported to occur simultaneously associated with pig carcasses in the semiarid region of Brazil. The invasive potential of Chrysomya species is likely to produce deleterious effects on native blow fly populations in the near future.

 

Como parte de un estudio sobre las especies de dípteros necrófagos en un fragmento de bosque tropical caducifolio en Brasil, se reportan seis especies de Calliphoridae aquí por primera vez en la caatinga un bioma exclusivo de Brasil. Tres especies nativas de la región Neotropical (Cochliomyia macellaria, Chloroprocta idioidea y Lucilia eximia), y tres especies exóticas (Chrysomya albiceps, C. putoria y C. megacephala), ocurren al mismo tiempo asociada a los cadáveres de cerdos en un fragmento de bosque seco. El potencial invasor de las especies de Chrysomya puede producir efectos nocivos sobre las poblaciones de moscas necrófagas nativas en un futuro próximo.

 

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Published

2014-06-21

Issue

Vol. 97, No. 2 (June 2014)

Section

Scientific Notes

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