Surface ultrastructure of the third-instar larvae of Hydrotaea spinigera Stein (Diptera: Muscidae), a fly species of forensic importance
The surface ultrastructure of third-instar larvae of Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) spinigera Stein was observed with scanning electron microscopy. The number of papillae in each anterior spiracle ranges from 5-7. Abdominal segments 4-12 possess ventral welts. Each posterior spiracular disc bears 3 nearly stra...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035747422&partnerID=40&md5=dec0660cd0c2a998379b000a0ef580bd http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11813656 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2204 |
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| Institution: | Chiang Mai University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The surface ultrastructure of third-instar larvae of Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) spinigera Stein was observed with scanning electron microscopy. The number of papillae in each anterior spiracle ranges from 5-7. Abdominal segments 4-12 possess ventral welts. Each posterior spiracular disc bears 3 nearly straight slits, with the lower and middle slits closer together than the middle and upper slits. Although the larvae of H. spinigera are generally similar to two other closely-related species in Thailand, Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) leucostoma (Wiedemann) and Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) chalcogaster (Wiedemann), some of the morphological features can help in differentiating these species, thus allowing more accurate identification of species of fly larvae in forensic investigations. |
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