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Article: First record of Cuterebra fontinella (Diptera: Oestridae) larvae infesting a Florida rat (Rodentia: Muridae).(Report)
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- Florida Entomologist
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- December 1, 2008
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The host relationships of Cuterebra spp. bot flies (Diptera: Oestridae) are of interest from both the perspective of parasite/host coevolution (Colwell et al. 2006; Slansky 2007a) and the context of these insects causing a type of myiasis (cuterebrosis) in cats, dogs, humans, and other mammals (Safdar et al. 2003; Slansky 2007b,c; 2008). Cuterebra spp. larvae typically parasitize either indigenous lagomorphs (rabbits and hares) or rodents (e.g., mice, rats and tree squirrels) in the Americas (Sabrosky 1986; Slansky & Kenyon 2003), with each generally restricted to one or a few closely related host species. Occasionally they infest other mammals ('atypical' hosts; Sabrosky ...
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