Morphology and identification of first instars of African blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) commonly of forensic importance

Szpila, Krzysztof; Villet, Martin H

Title: Morphology and identification of first instars of African blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) commonly of forensic importance
Creator: Szpila, Krzysztof
Creator: Villet, Martin H
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2011
Date: 2011
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/442225
Identifier: vital:73968
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1603/ME10238
Description: Scanning electron microscopy images of the first instars of Calliphora croceipalpis Jaennicke, 1876; Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann, 1818); Chrysomya marginalis (Wiedemann, 1830); and Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are presented for the first time, and the following morphological structures are documented: pseudocephalon, antenna, maxillary palpus, facial mask, labial lobe, thoracic and abdominal spinulation, spiracular field, posterior spiracles, and anal pads. Light microscopy photographs and line illustrations are provided for the cephaloskeleton in lateral and ventral views, and the “ectostomal sclerite” and “chitinized teeth” of the cephaloskeleton are recognized as integral parts of the mouthhooks. New diagnostic features of the cephaloskeleton and the spinulation of the abdominal segments are described. These results allow refinement, clarification, and correction of earlier descriptions, which are reviewed. The relative taxonomic importance of various morphological characters of the first instars of necrophagous blow flies is discussed, and details of the cephaloskeleton and the spinulation of the abdominal segments are highlighted as the characters most useful for species identification. Finally, a key for identifying first instars of common African carrion blow flies is provided.
Format: 15 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Medical Entomology
Relation: Szpila, K. and Villet, M.H., 2011. Morphology and identification of first instars of African blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) commonly of forensic importance. Journal of Medical Entomology, 48(4), pp.738-752
Relation: Journal of Medical Entomology volume 48 number 4 738 752 2011 1938-2928
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