Predation on pupa of Chrysomya rufifacies (Marquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by parasitoid, Exoristobia philippinensis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) and Ophyra spinigera larva (Diptera: Muscidae).

• Main Authors: Chin, H.C., Ahmad, N.W., Lim, L.H., Jeffery, J., Omar, B., Dhang, C.C., Weng, L.K., Sofian-Azirun, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2009
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/1222/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20237454
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A forensic entomological study was conducted using monkey carcasses (Macaca fascicularis Raffles) that were placed in either an outdoor or indoor environment at a coastal area in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia during May until August 2008. We collected pupae of Chrysomya rufifacies (Marquart) fro...