| polytene chromosomes of monogenic and amphogenic chrysomya species (calliphoridae, diptera): analysis of banding patterns and in situ hybridization with drosophila sex determining gene sequences. | standard maps for the five banded polytene chromosomes found in trichogen cell nuclei of the monogenic blowfly chrysomya rufifacies and the amphogenic chrysomya pinguis are presented. the chromosomes are highly homologous in the two species; differences in banding patterns are predominantly caused by one pericentric and ten paracentric inversions. in chromosome 5 of the amphogenic chrysomya phaonis, also analysed in this paper, an additional paracentric inversion was observed. the distribution o ... | 1994 | 8013251 |
| molecular identification of forensically important blow fly species (diptera: calliphoridae) in taiwan. | forensic entomology is a discipline that mainly uses insects collected in and around corpses to estimate the post-mortem interval in medicocriminal investigations. among all scavenger and necrophagous insect groups that are related to corpses, blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae) are probably most important, not only because they occur in abundant numbers but also because they are one of the earliest groups to find corpses. however, most entomological evidence is strongly dependent on accurate sp ... | 2004 | 14989345 |
| species identification of the forensically important flies in iwate prefecture, japan based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase gene subunit i (coi) sequences. | molecular biological species identification of forensically important flies distributed in iwate prefecture, japan, was carried out, and the utility of this method was evaluated. the dipteran nymphs that were early colonizers on the corpse were reared to adult and morphologically identified. meanwhile they were sequenced over a 304 base pair region of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase gene subunit i (coi). six species belonging three genera of calliphoridae (calliphora lata, c. vicina, lucili ... | 2005 | 15847826 |
| ultrastructure of adhesive device in fly in families calliphoridae, muscidae and sarcophagidae, and their implication as mechanical carriers of pathogens. | the ultrastructure of adhesive device or the pulvilli, pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of the legs, is presented in the blowfly (calliphoridae), housefly and relatives (muscidae), and flesh fly (sarcophagidae) through scanning electron microscopy. the blowfly species were chrysomya chani, chrysomya nigripes, chrysomya pinguis, and chrysomya villeneuvi; while those of the housefly and relatives were musca domestica and hydrotaea chalcogaster, respectively. fresh fly species included b ... | 2006 | 16416126 |
| species-level identification of the blowfly chrysomya megacephala and other diptera in china by dna barcoding. | the blowfly chrysomya megacephala, or oriental latrine fly, is the most common human-associated fly of the oriental and australasian regions. chrysomya megacephala is of particular interest for its use in forensic entomology and because it is a disease vector. the larvae are economically important as feed for livestock and in traditional chinese medicine. identification of adults is straightforward, but larvae and fragments of adults are difficult to identify. we collected c. megacephala, its al ... | 2017 | 28044459 |
| the importance of habitat in the ecology of decomposition on rabbit carcasses in malaysia: implications in forensic entomology. | the stages of decomposition and the faunal succession on rabbit carcasses in three different habitats, namely jungle, rural, and highland areas, were studied. three new zealand white rabbit (oryctolagus cuniculus) carcasses weighing ∼2 kg were sampled daily until the decomposition process was completed. representative specimens of adult flies, larvae, pupa, and mites were collected from the carcasses and processed in the laboratory. there were differences in decomposition rate and faunal success ... | 2015 | 26336275 |
| morphology and identification of fly eggs: application in forensic entomology. | fly eggs found in corpses can be used as entomological evidence in forensic investigation. this study aims to investigate the morphology of forensically important fly eggs. eggs of chrysomya rufifacies, chrysomya megacephala, chrysomya pinguis, chrysomya nigripes, hypopygiopsis tumrasvini, lucilia cuprina, lucilia porphyrina and musca domestica were examined using 1% potassium permanganate solution for 1 min. morphometric analysis revealed that the mean length of hy. tumrasvini (1.63 mm) and c. ... | 2013 | 23959498 |
| review of forensically important entomological specimens collected from human cadavers in malaysia (2005-2010). | forensic entomological specimens collected from human decedents during crime scene investigations in malaysia in the past 6 years (2005-2010) are reviewed. a total of 80 cases were recorded and 93 specimens were collected. from these specimens, 10 species of cyclorrphagic flies were identified, consisting of chrysomya rufifacies (macquart) -38 specimens (40.86%), chrysomya megacephala (fabricius) -36 specimens (38.70%), chrysomya villeneuvi (patton) -2 specimens (2.15%), chrysomya nigripes (aube ... | 2013 | 23756518 |
| using the developmental gene bicoid to identify species of forensically important blowflies (diptera: calliphoridae). | identifying species of insects used to estimate postmortem interval (pmi) is a major subject in forensic entomology. because forensic insect specimens are morphologically uniform and are obtained at various developmental stages, dna markers are greatly needed. to develop new autosomal dna markers to identify species, partial genomic sequences of the bicoid (bcd) genes, containing the homeobox and its flanking sequences, from 12 blowfly species (aldrichina grahami, calliphora vicina, calliphora l ... | 2013 | 23586044 |
| ultrastructure of male genitalia of blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae) of forensic importance. | male genitalia of blow flies (diptera: calliphoridae) are distinctive in their morphological features and are often used for species identification. the aim of this work was to investigate the male genitalia of blow flies of medical and forensic importance from thailand at the ultrastructural level, using scanning electron microscopy (sem). flies in two subfamilies were examined: chrysomyinae [chrysomya bezziana villeneuve, chrysomya chani kurahashi, chrysomya nigripes aubertin, chrysomya pingui ... | 2017 | 29248415 |
| surface ultrastructure of prestomal teeth of some flies in the families calliphoridae, muscidae and sarcophagidae. | prestomal teeth of flies in the families calliphoridae (chrysomya pinguis, chrysomya villeneuvi, and chrysomya chani), muscidae (hydrotaea (= ophyra) chalcogaster) and sarcophagidae (boettcherisca peregrina) were presented using scanning electron microscopy. the slight to deep bifurcation of the tips of their teeth were similarly observed in all species examined. the anatomical feature of prestomal teeth of the flies examined may contribute to the understanding of their feeding behavior and the ... | 2005 | 15924225 |
| forensically important blow flies chrysomya pinguis, c. villeneuvi, and lucilia porphyrina (diptera: calliphoridae) in a case of human remains in thailand. | this is the first study to report chrysomya pinguis (walker) and lucilia porphyrina (walker) (diptera: calliphoridae) as forensically important blow fly species from human cadavers in thailand, in addition to chrysomya villeneuvi (patton) already known in thailand. in 2016, a fully decomposed body of an unknown adult male was discovered in a high mountainous forest during winter in chiang mai province. the remains were infested heavily with thousands of blow fly larvae feeding simultaneously on ... | 2017 | 28285509 |
| the geographical distribution of fly larvae on corpses in saitama prefecture in japan during the summer season. | identification of fly larvae species may offer valuable information as to the location, or the environment in which corpses were placed, but only if the geographical distribution of larva species is clarified. in this study, we investigated a total of 126 larvae on 42 corpses found in saitama prefecture in japan between july and september. we identified the larva species by analyzing the sequences of mitochondrial dna cytochrome oxidase gene subunit i. our results revealed that larvae belonged t ... | 2017 | 28081794 |
| the complete mitochondria genome of chrysomya pinguis (diptera: calliphoridae). | chrysomya pinguis (ch. pinguis) belongs to blowfly species of great medical and forensic importance. in this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of the ch. pinguis for species identification. the 38 genes presented in the 15,838 bp circular genome has been found in a typical metazoan genome, of which there are 23 transfer rna genes, 13 protein-coding genes and 2 ribosomal rna genes. in addition, there is a non-coding a + t-rich region between one and another trna-ile. the array of ... | 2016 | 25230700 |
| external morphology of chrysomya pinguis (walker) (diptera: calliphoridae) revealed by scanning electron microscopy. | the external morphology of the adult female blow fly, chrysomya pinguis (walker, 1858), was examined using scanning electron microscopy. ultrastructure of the compound eye, ocellus, antenna, palpus, spiracles and portions of the thorax was highlighted. a great difference was observed in sculpture patterns of the corneal lens surface of the ommatidia of the compound eye and that of the ocelli, with the former being densely pustulate and the latter extremely sinuous. several sensilla types were ob ... | 2008 | 17339116 |