Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar

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Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia : playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. / Walczak, Kinga; Szpila, Krzysztof; Nelson, Leanne; Pape, Thomas; Hall, Martin J. R.; Alves, Fernanda; Grzywacz, Andrzej.

In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2023, p. 14-26.

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Walczak, K, Szpila, K, Nelson, L, Pape, T, Hall, MJR, Alves, F & Grzywacz, A 2023, 'Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar', Medical and Veterinary Entomology, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12603

APA

Walczak, K., Szpila, K., Nelson, L., Pape, T., Hall, M. J. R., Alves, F., & Grzywacz, A. (2023). Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37(1), 14-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12603

Vancouver

Walczak K, Szpila K, Nelson L, Pape T, Hall MJR, Alves F et al. Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 2023;37(1):14-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12603

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Walczak, Kinga ; Szpila, Krzysztof ; Nelson, Leanne ; Pape, Thomas ; Hall, Martin J. R. ; Alves, Fernanda ; Grzywacz, Andrzej. / Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia : playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 2023 ; Vol. 37, No. 1. pp. 14-26.

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title = "Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar",
abstract = "The enigmatic larvae of the Old World genus Passeromyia Rodhain & Villeneuve, 1915 (Diptera: Muscidae) inhabit the nests of birds as saprophages or as haematophagous agents of myiasis among nestlings. Using light microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, we provide the first morphological descriptions of the first, second and third instar of P. longicornis (Macquart, 1851) (Diptera: Muscidae), the first and third instar of P. indecora (Walker, 1858) (Diptera: Muscidae), and we revise the larval morphology of P. heterochaeta (Villenueve, 1915) (Diptera: Muscidae) and P. steini Pont, 1970 (Diptera: Muscidae). We provide a key to the third instar of examined species (excluding P. steini and P. veitchi Bezzi, 1928 (Diptera: Muscidae)). Examination of the cephaloskeleton revealed paired rod-like sclerites, named 'rami', between the lateral arms of the intermediate sclerite in the second and third instar larva. We reveal parastomal bars fused apically with the intermediate sclerite, the absence of which has so far been considered as apomorphic for second and third instar muscid larvae. Examination of additional material suggests that modified parastomal bars are not exclusive features of Passeromyia but occur widespread in the Muscidae, and rami may occur widespread in the Cyclorrhapha.",
keywords = "confocal laser scanning microscopy, Diptera, light microscopy, Muscidae, myiasis, scanning electron microscopy, 3RD INSTAR LARVAE, DIPTERA MUSCIDAE, FORENSIC IMPORTANCE, PREIMAGINAL STAGES, IMMATURE STAGES",
author = "Kinga Walczak and Krzysztof Szpila and Leanne Nelson and Thomas Pape and Hall, {Martin J. R.} and Fernanda Alves and Andrzej Grzywacz",
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AU - Walczak, Kinga

AU - Szpila, Krzysztof

AU - Nelson, Leanne

AU - Pape, Thomas

AU - Hall, Martin J. R.

AU - Alves, Fernanda

AU - Grzywacz, Andrzej

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N2 - The enigmatic larvae of the Old World genus Passeromyia Rodhain & Villeneuve, 1915 (Diptera: Muscidae) inhabit the nests of birds as saprophages or as haematophagous agents of myiasis among nestlings. Using light microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, we provide the first morphological descriptions of the first, second and third instar of P. longicornis (Macquart, 1851) (Diptera: Muscidae), the first and third instar of P. indecora (Walker, 1858) (Diptera: Muscidae), and we revise the larval morphology of P. heterochaeta (Villenueve, 1915) (Diptera: Muscidae) and P. steini Pont, 1970 (Diptera: Muscidae). We provide a key to the third instar of examined species (excluding P. steini and P. veitchi Bezzi, 1928 (Diptera: Muscidae)). Examination of the cephaloskeleton revealed paired rod-like sclerites, named 'rami', between the lateral arms of the intermediate sclerite in the second and third instar larva. We reveal parastomal bars fused apically with the intermediate sclerite, the absence of which has so far been considered as apomorphic for second and third instar muscid larvae. Examination of additional material suggests that modified parastomal bars are not exclusive features of Passeromyia but occur widespread in the Muscidae, and rami may occur widespread in the Cyclorrhapha.

AB - The enigmatic larvae of the Old World genus Passeromyia Rodhain & Villeneuve, 1915 (Diptera: Muscidae) inhabit the nests of birds as saprophages or as haematophagous agents of myiasis among nestlings. Using light microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, we provide the first morphological descriptions of the first, second and third instar of P. longicornis (Macquart, 1851) (Diptera: Muscidae), the first and third instar of P. indecora (Walker, 1858) (Diptera: Muscidae), and we revise the larval morphology of P. heterochaeta (Villenueve, 1915) (Diptera: Muscidae) and P. steini Pont, 1970 (Diptera: Muscidae). We provide a key to the third instar of examined species (excluding P. steini and P. veitchi Bezzi, 1928 (Diptera: Muscidae)). Examination of the cephaloskeleton revealed paired rod-like sclerites, named 'rami', between the lateral arms of the intermediate sclerite in the second and third instar larva. We reveal parastomal bars fused apically with the intermediate sclerite, the absence of which has so far been considered as apomorphic for second and third instar muscid larvae. Examination of additional material suggests that modified parastomal bars are not exclusive features of Passeromyia but occur widespread in the Muscidae, and rami may occur widespread in the Cyclorrhapha.

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KW - Diptera

KW - light microscopy

KW - Muscidae

KW - myiasis

KW - scanning electron microscopy

KW - 3RD INSTAR LARVAE

KW - DIPTERA MUSCIDAE

KW - FORENSIC IMPORTANCE

KW - PREIMAGINAL STAGES

KW - IMMATURE STAGES

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DO - 10.1111/mve.12603

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VL - 37

SP - 14

EP - 26

JO - Medical & Veterinary Entomology

JF - Medical & Veterinary Entomology

SN - 0269-283X

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