A Case Study of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Causing Ocular Myiasis in a Western Hognose Snake

J. W. Diclaro; M. S. Lehnert; M. A. Mitola; R. M. Pereira; P. G. Koehler

doi:10.1603/ME11006

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J. W. Diclaro,¹ M. S. Lehnert,^1,* M. A. Mitola,¹ R. M. Pereira,¹ P. G. Koehler¹

¹University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology, Building 970, Natural Area Drive, Ga

^*Corresponding author: Clemson University, Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, 114 Long Hall, Clemson, SC 29643–0315 (e-mail: mlehner@clemson.edu).

Abstract

Late instar larvae of the scuttle fly, Megaselia Scalaris Loew, were found near the right eye of a live captive-reared western hognose snake, Heterodon nasicus Baird and Girard. Dissection and removal of the snake's dorsal cranial bones revealed tissue degradation of the infected eye, the optic nerve, and the brain case; we suggest that these factors contributed to the death of this snake. This case study further demonstrates the opportunistic behavior of M. Scalaris.

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J. W. Diclaro, M. S. Lehnert, M. A. Mitola, R. M. Pereira, and P. G. Koehler "A Case Study of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae) Causing Ocular Myiasis in a Western Hognose Snake," Journal of Medical Entomology 48(4), 934-936, (1 July 2011). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11006

Received: 11 January 2011; Accepted: 1 April 2011; Published: 1 July 2011