Population dynamics of calyptrate diptera (Muscidae and Sarcophagidae) at the Rio-Zoo Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Twenty-seven species of calyptrate muscoids (Muscidae and Sarcophagidae) were collected from December 1993 to November 1994 with wind oriented traps (W.O.T.) baited with decomposing beef liver at the Rio de Janeiro Zoo. The most abundant species found were Musca domestica (57.84%), Peckia chrysostom...

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Published inBrazilian journal of biology Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 191 - 196
Main Authors OLIVEIRA, V. C., D'ALMEIDA, J. M., PAES, M. J., SANAVRIA, A.
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 01.05.2002
Subjects
BIOLOGY
zoológico
flies
ecology
Muscidae
Díptera
ecologia
Sarcophagidae
zoological garden
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Summary:Twenty-seven species of calyptrate muscoids (Muscidae and Sarcophagidae) were collected from December 1993 to November 1994 with wind oriented traps (W.O.T.) baited with decomposing beef liver at the Rio de Janeiro Zoo. The most abundant species found were Musca domestica (57.84%), Peckia chrysostoma (28.16%), Ophyra aenescens (17.11%), Oxysarcodexia thornax (17.82%), Synthesiomyia nudiseta (13.05%), and Oxysarcodexia diana (14.52%).
ISSN:1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/S1519-69842002000200002