TY - JOUR AU - Martínez, María AU - Nihei, Silvio Shigueo PY - 2018/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - MELANOPHORA RORALIS (LINNAEUS, 1758) (DIPTERA: RHINOPHORIDAE) PRIMER REGISTRO DE LA FAMILIA EN URUGUAY JF - Boletín de la Sociedad Zoológica del Uruguay JA - Bol. Soc. Zool. Uruguay VL - 27 IS - 2 SE - Notas DO - 10.26462/27.2.5 UR - https://journal.szu.org.uy/index.php/Bol_SZU/article/view/64 SP - 57-59 AB - <p><strong><em>Melanophora roralis</em></strong><strong> (Linnaeus</strong><strong>, 1758) (Diptera: Rhinophoridae) family first registry in Uruguay.</strong> Rhinophoridae (Diptera: Oestroidea) is a small family of calyptrate dipterans with around 150 species and 24 genera in the world. Seven genera and 24 species are distributed in the American continent. The palearctic species <em>Melanophora roralis</em> (Linnaeus, 1758) in Uruguay is recorded for the first time, based on adult specimens captured in Montevideo in 2018. Its larvae are endoparasitic in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea).</p> ER -