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Mepraia spinolai in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean coast (Chile) - first insular record and feeding pattern on the
H Sagua Franco1, J Araya Rojas, J González Cortes
1Unidad de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile. hsagua@uantof.cl
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
|March 25, 2000
Abstract:
In a field collection performed at Pan de Azúcar Island in Northern Chile, 95 specimens representing all instars of Mepraia spinolai were collected. The intestinal contents of 55 specimens were examined for Trypanosoma cruzi infection and were found to be negative. This is the first record of an insular habitat for M. spinolai, where the insects had fed mainly on seabirds (78%), some on marine mammals (5%), and some on reptiles (7%).