Cutaneous neoplasm in Phaeotabanus litigiosus (Diptera, Tabanidae) collected on the Marambaia Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Autor: R R Guimarães, R R Guimarães-Junior, R S Harlan-Ronald, R Rodrigues-Guimarães, F L Carvalho, M L C Araújo-Junior, R W Carvalho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Invertebrate Survival Journal, Vol 13, Iss 1 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1824-307X
Popis: A female specimen of Phaeotabanus litigiosus (Diptera: Tabanidae) collected on Marambaia Island was found with a tumor in the abdominal integument. Histopathological examination revealed an epithelial dysplasia with anisokariosis and hyperchromasia. This is the first record of a neoplasm found in tabanid collected from natural environment.
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