OVIPOSITIONAL SUBSTRATES USED BY CALYPTRATE DIPTERA IN TIJUCA FOREST,RIO-DE-JANEIRO

Twenty seven species of calyptrate muscoids were reared from a foreste d area of Rio de Janeiro (Tijuca Forest). Substrates for obtaining fli es were beef liver, fish, mouse, frog, shrimp, snail carcasses, human faeces, banana and papaya fruits. The most frequent species found were : Fannia sp. (subgroup pusio) (49.9% on shrimp). Hemilucilia flavifaci es (95.0% on liver), Phaenicia eximia (49.4% on mouse), Synthesiomyia nudiseta (100.0% on fish), Ophyra aenescens (100.0% on shrimp), Oxyvin ia excisa (100.0% on faeces), Euboettcheria collusor (52.4% on faeces) and Pattonella intermutans (61.0% on frog).