Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Authors: | M. Iwasa, Sakamoto, H., Asahi, K. |
Journal: | Journal of Medical Entomology |
Volume: | 51 |
Pagination: | 484-488 |
Keywords: | Carnus orientalis, Japan |
Abstract: | Abird-parasitic ßy, Carnus orientalis Maa, 1968, is recorded for the Þrst time from Japan, and it is taxonomically reexamined on the basis of specimens collected in Okinawa Prefecture. Adult flies were found from nestlings of Ryukyu scops owl (Otus elegans Cassin, 1852), which is a new host for C. orientalis. Bionomic remarks regarding C. orientalis are presented, and a key to the world species of Carnus is also provided. |
URL: | http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1603/ME13087 |
DOI: | 10.1603/ME13087 |
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