Morphology of second and third instars of Chrysomya villeneuvi Patton (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a fly species of forensic importance

The morphology of the second and third instars of Chrysomya villeneuvi Patton, a fly species of forensic importance, was presented by use of light microscopy. Both instars were of hairy appearance, bearing elongated tubercles along the abdominal and caudal segments. The anterior spiracle had 13-15 p...

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Main Authors: Sukontason K., Sukontason K.L., Piangjai S., Narongchai P., Samai W., Boonchu N., Sripakdee D., Ngern-Klun R., Siriwattanarungsee S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-25144511107&partnerID=40&md5=4f068f69e026409000a30797c3901ca3
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16182965
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/1808
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Institution: Chiang Mai University
Language: English
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Summary:The morphology of the second and third instars of Chrysomya villeneuvi Patton, a fly species of forensic importance, was presented by use of light microscopy. Both instars were of hairy appearance, bearing elongated tubercles along the abdominal and caudal segments. The anterior spiracle had 13-15 papillae. Minute dark spots were observed to thoroughly cover the tubercle's surface, with 4-6 strong dark tips. Regarding the third instar, the intersegmental spines between the prothorax and mesothorax were heavily pigmented. The posterior spiracle had a thick and heavily pigmented incomplete peritreme. The surface and tip of the tubercles was covered with heavily pigmented sharp spines. The integument of the body was covered with numerous distinct net-like patches. A comparison with another well-known hairy maggot, Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), was discussed. © 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.