Surface ultrastrucure of larva and puparia of blow fly Hypopygiopsis tumrasvini Kurahashi (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

• Main Authors: Sanit,S., Sukontason,K.L., Sribanditmongkol,P., Klong-Klaew,T., Samerjai,C., Sontigun,N., Limsopatham,K., Sukontason,K.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Verlag 2015
• Subjects: Parasitology; Insect Science; Veterinary (all); Infectious Diseases
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84872285740&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38247
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Flies of the genus Hypopygiopsis are forensically important, as their larvae are found to associate with human corpses. In this study, the ultrastructure of larvae and puparia of Hypopygiopsis tumrasvini Kurahashi is presented using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The larvae are vermiform-shaped...