Sagua Franco H, Araya Rojas J, González Cortes J, Neira Cortes I
Unidad de Parasitología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile.
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2000 Mar-Apr;95(2):167-70. doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762000000200006.
In a field collection performed at Pan de Azúcar Island in Northern Chile, 95 specimens representing all instars of Mepraia spinolai were collected. The intestinal contents of 55 specimens were examined for Trypanosoma cruzi infection and were found to be negative. This is the first record of an insular habitat for M. spinolai, where the insects had fed mainly on seabirds (78%), some on marine mammals (5%), and some on reptiles (7%).
在智利北部阿苏卡尔岛进行的一次野外采集活动中，收集到了代表斯皮诺莱梅普拉伊亚所有龄期的95个标本。对55个标本的肠道内容物进行了克氏锥虫感染检测，结果为阴性。这是斯皮诺莱梅普拉伊亚在岛屿栖息地的首次记录，在该栖息地，这些昆虫主要以海鸟为食（78%），部分以海洋哺乳动物为食（5%），还有部分以爬行动物为食（7%）。
