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107(3). 2005. pp. 572-575

FIRST RECORD OF CUTEREBRA ALMEIDAl (GUIMARAES AND CARRERA)

FROM ARGENTINA, NEW HOST RECORDS FOR CUTEREBRA APICAUS

GUERIN-MENEVILLE, AND LIST OF CUTEREBRA (DW1'ERA: OESTRIDAE)

IN THE COLLECTION 0'- THE lNSTITUTo-.-UNDACI6N

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TUCHMAN, A.RGENTINA
MIGUEL LILLO
.
C. MIGUEL P:t!'ITO AND GUII.LERMO L. CLAPS

(CMP) Escucla de Ciencias Biol6gicas. Pontificia Universidad Cat61ica de Ecuador. Av.

12 de Octubre y Roell., Apartado postal: 17-01-2184. Quito Ecualor (e-mail: cmpimo@
puce.edu.ec): (GLC). Instituto Superior de Entomolog(a '·Dr. Abraham WiI1ink" (lNSUE),
Facullad de Ciencias Naturales e lnstituto Miguel Lillo. Universidad Nacional de Thcum<1n
(UNT). Miguel Lillo 205 (4000). San Miguel de Tucum:1n, Argentina (e-m.ail:
guiliermolclaps@csnat.ulll.edu.ac)

Abstract.-We review IDe collections of oestrid bot fHes from the Instituto-Fundaci6n
Miguel Lillo. Thcuman Argentina. with special emphasis on the genus Cutuebra Clark.
The collection comprises seven species: Clllerebra almeidai (Guimaraes & Carrera), C.
apiealis Gucrin-MtneviUe. C. rufivemris Macquart. Clllerebra sp.. DennalObia homillis
(Linnaeus Jr.). Gasterophilus nasalis (Linnaeus), and Oestrus ollis Linnaeus. We report
the first record of C. almeidai for Argentina. We also include Oligoryl.OmY510llgiclmdall/s
(Bennell) and Akot!on eaellO$US Thomas (Rodentia: Muridae) as new host species of
Cllterebm apicalis.

Resumen.-Revisamos las colecciones de oestridos del Instituto-Fundaci6n Miguel

Lillo. Thcurnan Argentina. con especial enfasis en el gcnero CUlerebra. La colecci6n
comprende sielc especies: Cuterebra almeidai. C. apicalis. C. rufillenlris. Cuterebra sp..
Dermatobia homi"is. Gasterophilus nasalis y Oestrus ovis. Reportamos el primer registro
de C. almeidai para Ill. Argentina. En base a lrabajo de campo. lambiem incluimos a
Oligorywmys longicaudalus y Akodon caenosus como nuevos hospcdcros de Cllterebra
apiel/lis.
Key Words: diptel1l, myiasis. rodents. taxonomy

The family Ocstridae is a group of my­ and Oestru.~ LinnerlUS are imroduced pests
iasis-causing flies comprising 25 valid from Europe (Guimariies and Papavero
world gcnerJ.. There nre lWO native Neo­ 1999).
lropical genera. Cuterebra Clark and Der­ BOl fly larvae of the Ncotropical genus
matobia Brauer, with Alouatlamyia Town­ Cuterebra (Oeslridac: Cuterebrinii) cause
send. A"di"ocuterebra Guimames. Meta­ subdermal myiasis in more than 80 species
cuterebra Townsend, Pseudogametes Bi­ of Ncotropical mammals as well as a num­
schof. and Rogl!llhofera Brauer considered ber of introduced mammals. Sigmodontinae
junior synonyms of Cuterebra (Pape 2001). rodenls (Rodentia: Muridae) and squirrels
Gasterophilus Leach. Hypodenna Latreille, (Sciuridae) are among the most susceplible
VOL.UME 107. NUMBER 3
(CaliS 1982, Guimaraes and Papavero
1999).
The taxonomy of Cuterebra sen.m lato is
poorly understood, and the species in the
"'enliS have a large list of synonyms (Gui­
o
mftrrtes find Papavero 1999). The dispcl"Scd
literature is a major problem as many of the
descriptions were published during the
nineleenth centur)' in obscure journals of
limited uvailability. Scant material is de­
posiled ill sciemitic collections due to the
difficulty in collecting udulLs and the rarity
of reoring cuterebrid larvm:: to adulthood by
mammalogists (Gardner 1988).
There are relatively few [cports of larvae
of Cuterebra parasitizing rodents in Argen­
tina (Guimaraes and Papavero 1999): Cu­
terebra grandis (Guerin-Meneville) in Ako­
don azarae (Fisher), Akodon molinae Con­
treras, Oligor;zomys jlavl!scens (Water­
house), Rei/Modon physodes (Olfers), and
Sciurus aestl/at/s Linneus; Cuterebra api­
calis Gu6rin-Meneville in Rallus llorvcJSi­
ells (Berkenhout); and Cuterebra sp. in
Chinchilia lanigera (Molina). Guimar5es
and Papavero (1999) provided a complete
review on the taxonomy of the group. in­
cluding a tist of hosts and a bibliographic
database.
MATERIAL. ANI) ME111QDS
The Cwerebra collection of the Institu­
to-Fundaci6n Miguel Lillo, Thcuman. Ar­
gentina (IMLA), was identified using Gui­
maraes and Papavero's key (1999) and orig­
inal descriptions. Terminology follows
MCAlpine (1981). Additionally, we COllL'Ct­
ed small mammals using Sherman traps
(SFA model, H.B. Sherman, Tallahassee,
FL) in Horeo Molle. Thcuman Province,
Argentina, in February of 2004. This area
is a sublropical forest termed Yungas which
is characterized by the presence of acid
soils, year-round rainfaU, and low temper­
atures near erc in the winter (Cabrera
1976). Traps were baited with oatmeal. Ro­
dents were euthanized with ether in order
to collect eela- and endoparasites. Rodents
with bot fly maggots were dissected to ex­
traci the larvae inlact and allow pupation.
Extracted larvae were placed in plastic j:ll'S
wim humid soil placed in me bottom. The
jars were maintained al room temperature,
with several drops of water added regularly
to keep the soil humid (cf. Sabrosky 1986).
Rodent hosts were identified following the
guides by Barquez et a1. (1991) and Dfaz
and Barque... (2002) and deposih.>d in the
Colecci6n Mamiferos Lillo de la Universi­
dad National de Thcuman (CML).
RESULTS
From the examination of the material
housed at lMLA, and from the host speci­
mens collected during ficldwol'k, "'e give a
species list, report a new record of Cute­
rebra for Argentina, and present new host
records for C. apicalis. Additionally. we
gi ve taxonomic comments on the Cuterebra
species to help clarify thcir idcntifications.
Culer"hra almeidlli
(Guimariies & Carrera)
Tllis is the first record of Cuterebra al­
meidai in Argentina. The single "pecilllen
is characterized by its large size (body
length 21.85 nun; wing length 18.47 mm).
black body, abdomen wider than thorax.
lind tergites dark: brown dorsaUy with yel­
low hairs ventrally. Yellow hairs also occur
on the stemites and sparsely on the pleura.
Externally, this specimen resembles (he
darkly-colored species Cuterebra bileri
Shannon & Greene and C. junebris (Aus­
ten). Cuterebra almeidai differs from C.
baeri by lacking yellowish veins in the
wings and by the presence of yellow hairs
on the pleura and abdomen. Differences in
size arc also evident. Cuterevra a/mddoi is
large, whereas C. baeri is medium·sized
(body length 18-20 mm; wing length 15
mm). Guimariies and Papa"ero (1999) sug­
gested thaI C. almeidai might represent a
color variation of C. jU/lebris. We consider
C. almeidai as a valid species based on the
following characteristics: I) presence of
yellow hairs on lhe pleura and lhe abdomen
in C. almeidai (black in C. fimebris); 2)
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reddish-brown anteonae (black: in C. ftme­
bru); and 3) two distinctive longitudinal
stripes on the prescutum (as nOled in Gui­
maraes and Carrera 1941) (lhree in C. ftl­
nebru).
Specimen examined.-ARGENTINA.
Salta: Parque Nacional Bantu, Rio Pcsca­
do-Porongal, 700 m. JO-xn-XJ-1978, I
adult. P. Fidalgo leg.
Cuterebra apical;s Gu~rin-MenevilJe
Five adult Cuterebra ap;calis are in the
IMLA. All specimens present lypical char­
acteristics of the species, including the
shiny dark blue to dark brown tergites l-3
in dorsal view and yellowish hairs covering
the thorax and fifth tergite (Leite and Wil­
liams I 988b).
During fieldwork in Horco Molle, we re­
corded C. apicalis from two new host r0­
dent species. We found a third instar larva
in the lert side of the rostrum in an adult
individual of Akodorl caenosus (CML
06383. AA 156). The larva successfully pu­
pated twO days after it was removed from
lhe host. Pupation lasted 26 days. unlike lhe
range of 29-34 days reported by Leite and
Williams (1988a). Based on the character­
istics mentioned above. the adult that
emerged clearly corresponds to C. apicalis.
Moroover, we found a small third instar lar­
va in the lower dorsum, just above the tail,
in a juvenile of Oligorywmys lotlcicudams
(CML 06382, AA 158), but the larva died
before pupation. Although the third instar
larvae in Cuterebra are very simjlar under
light microscopy (Leite and Williams
1997), we consider this larva to be C. ap;­
cel/is because aU records from Horco Molle
belong to this species. Furthermore, the en­
tomological fauna at Hon::o Molle. the lo­
cality where we collected the two pumzited
rodents. has been well documented for
more than 30 years. and C. apicalis has
been the only species of the genus recorded
in the area. Some studies also indicate that
all maggot'S found in rodents at a given lo­
cality belong to the same species of Cute­
rebra (see Getz 1970, Hunter et al. 1972.
Wolf and Bat'olJi 200 I).
Specimens examined.-ARGENTINA.
Tucuman: Aconquija. 6/1 0·X.I1-1950, 1
adult. R. Golbach leg. Horeo Molle, 22­
XII-1965. 3-I"Y-1974 and 23-11-1975, 3
adults. L. Stange leg. 25-ll-2004, I third in­
slar larvae ex: O/igorizomys [orlgicaudatlls
(CML 06382; AA 158),25-11-2004 (I third
inslar larvae). 27-[1-2004 (pupa), 25-H1_
2004 (emerging adult), I aduh and pupan_
urn, ex: Akodoll caellosus (CML 06383;
AA 156-RI3), C. M. Pimo et al. leg.
Cuterebm rufive1llr;s MacqU311
We identified two specimens assignable
to Cuterebra rtlfiventr;s based on the fol­
lowing charncteristics: whitish microtOmen­
tum on the face; yellow hairs on the pleura;
rufous scutellum; and rufous abdomen. One
of the specimens has the typical five dark
stripes on the scutum; the scutum of the
olher fly is lightly damaged, and the stripes
arc not visible. The specimens cannot be
confused with C. grandis because the arista
is plumose on the upper side, whereas in C.
grandis the arista is plumose on both sides
(Guimaraes and Papavero. 1999).
Specimens examincd.-PERU. Huanuco:
Tingo Marla, Rio Huallaga, 700 m, 8-YIlI­
1947 (third instar larvae), IO-IX-1947
(emerging adult), I adult and pupariulll, ex:
"Larve Ullter Haut von Hausrane" (Rattus
raulls?). W. K. Weyrauch leg. Tingo Marfa.
670 m. no date, I adult, W. K. Weyrauch
leg.
Cuterebra sp.
One specimen from the collection of
IMLA possesses characteristics that do nol
resemble any described species. This spec­
imen resembles Cuterebra infulato Lut7. by
having a well-marked yellow hair stripe
around the thornx. However, C. infidaUl
Lutz has black hairs on the scutellum. whilt.:
our specimen has rufous microlomentUin
covering the sculellum. This specimen may
be a new taxon and will be treated else­
where.
VOLUME 107, NUMBER 3
Specimen examined.-ARGENTINA.
Salta: RIo Pescado, cerca de Oran. 24-11+
1971, I adult. C. Porter leg.
ACKNOWLElXlMEN"TS
We express gratitude to the instructors
and students of the course: "Parfisitos de
micromamiferos: Tecnicas de eSlUdio y
diagn6stico de los principales grupos. As­
pectos de la Biologfa y Ecologfa," orga­
nized by Inslituto Superior de Entomologfa
"Dr. Abraham W111ink" of the Universidad
Nacional de Thcum5n (UNT), for their help
:md comments during this research. We
thank Analfa AutinO for providing valuable
information relatcd to thc rodents included
in this work. Iliana Alcocer. Donald Gcuin­
ger, PablO Jurrfn and Norman Woodley pro­
vided literature resources 10 eM? Rene
Fonseca, Marcela Lareschi, Nathan Much­
hala, Nelson Papavero. Norman Woodley,
and IwO anonymOliS reviewers read earlier
versions of the manuscript and made help-­
ful suggestions. This research was partially
supported by small grants from the Labor­
atorio de lnvestigacion en Enferme<bdes
Infeeciosas (LIEn and the Federaci6n de
Estudianles (FEUCE). both from the Pon+
lificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador
(PUCE). to CMP. This work is dedic..'lted to
the memory of Rene Fonseca (1976-2004).
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