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Sarcophaga ruficornis Fabr. (Sarcophagidae: Diptera) as a parasite of the common Indian toad

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Laravae ofSarcophaga ruficornis (Sarcophagidae: Diptera) have been found to cause wound myiasis in toads (Bufo melanostictus) in Siliguri, West Bengal. Along with mechanical wounds on the body, the eyes and paratoid glands of the toads are also attacked, and at an early stage of infection these organs appear swollen. The larvae feed on the tissue of the toads for about 100 to 110 hr, and the pupal development period lasts for 9–10 days. Infected toads die in about 3 days.

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  1. B Dasgupta

    Present address: Zoology Department, Government College, Darjeeling

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  1. Zoology Department, Siliguri College, 734 401, Siliguri

    Pranabesh Roy & B Dasgupta

  2. Zoology Department, Presidency College, 700 012, Calcutta

    B Dasgupta

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Roy, P., Dasgupta, B. Sarcophaga ruficornis Fabr. (Sarcophagidae: Diptera) as a parasite of the common Indian toad. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 86, 207–209 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050949

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