Abstract

GABELLONE, Cecilia Sofía et al. Interacción entre Ocnaea Erichson (Diptera, Acroceridae) y Catumiri argentinense (Mello-Leitão) (Araneae, Theraphosidae): Primer Ocnaea para Argentina. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.1, pp.7-11. ISSN 1853-0400.

The first record of the genus Ocnaea Erichson, 1840 (Diptera, Acroceridae) is presented for the Argentine Republic and the first record of this family parasitizing a spider of the genus Catumiri Guadanucci 2004 (Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae). Some observations of the biological cycle of the fly parasitizing the tarantula Catumiri argentinense (Mello-Leitão, 1941) are reported.

Keywords : Parasitism; Argentina; Acroceridae; Theraphosidae; Ocnaea.