New records of Sarcophagidae and Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera) associated with scorpions in Panama (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

 


New records of Sarcophagidae and Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera) associated with scorpions in Panama (Arachnida: Scorpiones)

Abstract
Very little is known about insect parasitoids or scavengers of scorpions. In this study we found three cases of endoparasitoidism by Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in three species of Tityus Koch: Lepidodexia sp. on Tityus festae Borelli and larvae of unidentified flesh flies on Tityus jaimei Miranda, Bermúdez, Flórez, Armas and Tityus cerroazul Lourenço. We recorded a case of scavenging by Puliciphora fenestrata Borgmeier on T. jaimei.

Miranda RJ, Cambra RA, De Armas LF, Moran CA, Brown B, Pape T. 2025. New records of Sarcophagidae and Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera) associated with scorpions in Panama (Arachnida: Scorpiones). ENTOMOTROPICA, 40: 34-42.