Larval morphology of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) using scanning electron microscopy

• Main Authors: Sukontason K.L., Sukontason K., Piangjai S., Boonchu N., Chaiwong T., Vogtsberger R.C., Kuntaluc B., Thijuk N., Olson J.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0041706900&partnerID=40&md5=6f06b6dd0668603f1d7b6fc029cb5cad; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12831128; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3084
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The larval morphology of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) is presented using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Extreme similarity of this species to Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), a species usually found concurrently inhabiting decomposing human corpses in Thailand, is seen only in the first-in...