Fine structure of the eggs of blowflies Aldrichina grahami and Chrysomya pacifica (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

• Main Authors: Sukontason K., Sukontason K.L., Piangjai S., Choochpote W., Boonchu N., Chaiwong T., Kurahashi H.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-7244238092&partnerID=40&md5=0a5e49740af71617179d690f6c37dc6f; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15515972; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3756
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We report here the fine structure of the eggs of blowflies Aldrichina grahami (Aldrich) and Chrysomya pacifica Kurahashi. For A. grahami, the plastron is wide and extends to almost the entire length of the eggs. The plastron near the micropyle is truncated. The polygonal patterns of chorionic sculpt...