FEATURES OF FLIES OF THE LIVESTOCK COMPLEX OF YUKHNOVSKY DISTRICT, KALUGA REGION

Flies are also the main negative indicator of the low-level sanitary condition of the production. At livestock farms and complexes of the Yukhnovsky District of the Kaluga Region, a significant part of livestock products is lost due to the parasitism of harmful insects, namely flies. The article describes some features of the fauna and ecology of zoophillic flies spread on the territory of the Collective Agricultural Enterprise UGRA in Yukhnov. The dominant species is Musca domestica domestica (CI 81.62%), the subdominant species are Protophormia terrae-novae (CI 13.97%), Muscina stabulans (CI 0.94%), Calliphora uralensis (CI 0.86%) and Fannia canicularis (CI 0.86%). Few in number are Calliphora vicina (CI 0.68%), Lucilia sericata (CI 0.45%), Сеrохуs urticae (CI 0.34%), Themira putris (CI 0.18%) and Ravinia striata (CI 0.15%). Diptera of the family Muscidae (CI 71.8%) dominate on pastures, and Caliphoridae (16.9%) and Sarcofagidae (6.2%) are subdominant. In the first family, the housefly is the most widespread (CI 21.6%) followed by Musca osiris (pasture fly 8.4%). The total duration of flying of the main species of zoophillic flies in their habitats ranges from 100 to 150 days.

Harmful husbands of Yukhnovsky district, Kaluga region

Flies are the main negative indicator of poor production hygiene. At livestock farms and complexes of the Yukhnovsky district of the Kaluga region, a significant part of livestock products is lost due to the parasitism of harmful insects, namely flies. The article describes some of the features of the fauna and ecology of flies distributed on the territory of the UGRA KSP in the city of Yukhnov. The dominant species is Musca domestica domestica (ID 81,62%), the subdominant species are Protophormia terrae-novae (ID 13,97%), Muscina stabulans (ID 0,94%), Calliphora uralensis (ID 0,86%), Fannia canicularis (ID 0,86%); small numbers – Calliphora vicina (ID – 0,68%), Lucilla sericata (ID – 0,45%), Sehokhus urticae (ID – 0.34%), Themira putris (ID – 0,18%) and Ravinia striata (ID – 0,15%). Diptera of the family Muscidae (ID 71,8%) dominate on pastures, while Caliphoridae (16,9%) and Sarcofagidae (6,2%) are subdominant. In the first family, the housefly is most widespread (ID – 21,6%), followed by Musca osiris (pasture – 8,4%). The total duration of the summer of the main species of zoophilic flies in their habitats ranges from 100 to 150 days.

Entomofauna de interés forense asociada a la descomposición de Sus scrofa domesticus (Cerdo doméstico) en la Amazonía peruana

El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer la composición de la entomofauna de interés forense, determinar la riqueza y abundancia relativa según las etapas de descomposición y describir la sucesión de la entomofauna de interés forense acorde a las etapas de descomposición de Sus scrofa domesticus expuestos al sol y sombra. El trabajo se realizó de febrero a marzo del 2017. Se identificaron 5 etapas de descomposición: fresco, hinchado, colicuativo, avanzado y esqueletización. Registrándose un total de 5064 insectos, distribuidos en 2 Órdenes (Diptera y Coleoptera), 14 Familias, 18 especies y 5 morfotipos. Diptera fue el más abundante en ambas condiciones con 95,52 % (sombra) y 88,49% (sol). Se identificaron las siguientes especies: Chrysomya albiceps, Chrysomya megacephala, Lucilia sericata, Cochliomyia macellaria, Hemilucilia sp. (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Fannia canicularis, Fannia scalaris (Diptera: Fanniidae), Musca domestica, Morfotipo I (Diptera: Muscidae), Megaselia scalaris, Morfotipo I (Diptera: Phoridae), Sarcophaga sp., Morfotipo I (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae), Euspilotus sp., e Hister sp., (Coleoptera: Histeridae), Canthon subhyalinus, Eurysternus sp., Oxelytrum cayennensis (Coleoptera: Silphidae), Polynonchus sp. (Coleoptera: Trogidae). La entomofauna de interés forense registradas en este estudio pueden ser empleadas para la estimación del intervalo post mortem.

Biodiversity of Medically Important Calyptratae Flies (Diptera: Schizophora) in Hospitals in the Northern Coastline of the Persian Gulf, Iran

Domestic filth flies play a significant role in the transmission of nosocomial infections and cause nosocomial myiasis in hospitals worldwide. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in five hospitals of the Hormozgan province, of southern Iran. Adult flies were collected by bottle fly traps. Specimens were pinned and morphologically identified using the relevant keys. Species biodiversity indices including Menhinick (M), Shannon–Wiener (H’), Pielou’s Evenness (E), and Simpson’s diversity (D) were calculated. Totally 2,298 individuals of 18 species of flies belonging to nine genera and four families were collected. Chrysomya megacephala was the most frequent species (37.3%), followed by Chrysoma albiceps (24.8%), Fannia canicularis (5.1%), Musca domestica (4.8%), Sarcophaga aegyptica (3.7%), and 15 other species (24.4%). Our results show a high diversity and abundance of domestic filth flies in the studied hospitals. Relatively similar data derived from various hospitals in this study can show the uniformity in sanitary conditions of hospitals. On the other hand, estimation of diversity indices alarmed for potential of dominant species in fly communities in hospital environments.

Registro de forésia de ovos de Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Diptera, Oestridae) por Fannia canicularis (L.) e Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque) (Diptera, Fanniidae) em São Paulo, Brasil

Resumo Esta é a primeira vez que se registra a veiculação de ovos de Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Insecta, Diptera, Oestridae) por Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque) (para o Sudeste do Brasil) e por Fannia canicularis (L.) (para a América do Sul) (Insecta, Diptera, Fanniidae), respectivamente.Phoresy record of Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Diptera, Oestridae) eggs by Fannia canicularis (L.) and Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque)(Diptera, Fanniidae) in São Paulo, Brazil Abstract This is the first record of Dermatobia hominis (L.) (Insecta, Diptera, Oestridae) eggs carried by Fannia punctipennis (Albuquerque) (for Southeast Brazil) and by Fannia canicularis (L.) (for South America) (Insecta, Diptera, Fanniidae), respectively.

Species composition and dispersal of nuisance flies breeding on egg farms in southern Australia

The vectorial and dispersal capacities of flies make them a biosecurity and food safety risk on egg farms. The design of optimal control and biosecurity programs requires knowledge of species composition and patterns of abundance of the fly populations present. Although there have been many studies of flies breeding on egg farms in other countries there is little information available in Australia. We monitored numbers and species of flies breeding on cage egg farms in southern Australia and used mass marking with fluorescent resin dye to assess the dispersal of the major species from one of the farms. The main peak in fly numbers occurred in spring and early summer and was comprised predominantly of little house flies (Fannia canicularis). Significant numbers of false stable flies (Muscina stabulans) were trapped near accumulated manure, but relatively low numbers were present in bird housing areas. House flies (Musca domestica) were found in only low numbers or were absent at most times of the year. In the dispersal studies, 85% of marked F. canicularis and 67% of marked M. stabulans were trapped within 255 m of the layer sheds. The greatest distance from the farm at which marked F. canicularis flies were captured was 739 m for traps and 1.25 km for tapes whereas M. stabulans flies were trapped at all distances including in the most distant trap nearly 2 km from the farm. Modelling of trap catches by distance predicted maximum dispersal distances of 1.6 km for F. canicularis and 2.4 km for M. stabulans.

Alimentary canal of the lesser house fly, Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae)

The alimentary canal of Fannia canicularis was studied intensively for the first time, highlighting the description of morphological characteristics and providing detailed morphometric data. Two pairs of Malpighian tubules with considerably different length were found which has been rarely documented for Calyptratae flies before. Furthermore, stout cardia and sinewy crop of the samples were ob- served and supposed to be responsible for the energy needed to support the long- time swarming behavior of the species.