Hypoderma actaeon: an emerging myiasis in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)

• Published in: Medical and veterinary entomology Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 94 - 96
• Main Authors: PANADERO, R., VARAS, G., PAJARES, G., MARKINA, F., LÓPEZ, C., DÍAZ, P., PÉREZ‐CREO, A., PRIETO, A., DÍEZ‐BAÑOS, P., MORRONDO, P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2017; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animal diseases; Animals; Capreolus capreolus; Deer; Diptera - growth & development; Diptera - physiology; Entomology; Hypoderma actaeon; Larva - growth & development; Larva - physiology; Myiasis - parasitology; Myiasis - veterinary; Parasitic diseases; roe deer; Spain; Hypoderma actaeon; roe deer; Capreolus capreolus; Spain
• ISSN: 0269-283X; 1365-2915
• DOI: 10.1111/mve.12205

Subcutaneous larvae of Hypoderma spp. (Diptera: Oestridae) were detected in the dorsal region in 10 roe deer, Capreolus capreolus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae), hunted in central Spain between January and March 2016. All larvae were found in the inner side of the hide during the skinning of the animals. The study of the morphological features of eight larvae of different stages collected from two animals allowed the identification of Hypoderma actaeon Brauer. The small size (4–5 mm) of some of the first instars suggests that the internal lifecycle of H. actaeon may be exclusively subcutaneous. This is the first confirmation of H. actaeon in roe deer; however, further studies to assess the spread of the parasite and to follow the evolution of this myiasis in roe deer are needed.