| three species of insects collected from an adult human corpse above 3300 m in elevation: a review of a case from colorado. | we report on the colonization of an adult human corpse by three insect species at 3350 m (11,000 ft) in elevation. the adult silphid thanatophilus coloradensis (wickham), adults of the blow fly calliphora coloradensis (hough), and larvae and adults of lucilia silvarum (meigen) were all collected from the victim's body which had been wrapped in plastic. the victim was found in late june in the rocky mountains of colorado. this paper provides additional confirmation of the taxa utilizing a human c ... | 2006 | 17018102 |
| the use of coi barcodes for molecular identification of forensically important fly species in germany. | deoxyribonucleic acid (dna)-based insect identification has become a routine and accurate tool in forensic entomology. in the present study, we demonstrate the utility of the mitochondrial dna cytochrome oxidase i gene "barcoding region" as a universal marker for molecular identification of forensically important diptera. we analyzed 111 specimens belonging to 13 species originating from frankfurt am main, germany (calliphoridae: calliphora vicina, calliphora vomitoria, lucilia ampullacea, lucil ... | 2011 | 22186975 |
| myiasis by lucilia silvarum (calliphoridae) in amphibian species in boreal alberta, canada. | we report myiasis by lucilia silvarum with an overall prevalence of 0.9% in amphibian populations in boreal alberta. in the period 1998--1999, we documented l. silvarum infestations in wild populations of wood frog (rana sylvatica), boreal chorus frog (pseudacris maculata), boreal toad (bufo boreas boreas), and canadian toad (b. hemiophrys). we believe this is the first record of this parasite from boreal and canadian toads. almost all previous records of l. silvarum parasitism in north america ... | 2008 | 18576743 |
| morphology and identification of first instars of the european and mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. part ii. luciliinae. | first instars of lucilia ampullacea villeneuve, lucilia caesar linnaeus, lucilia cuprina weidemann, lucilia richardsi collin, lucilia sericata meigen and lucilia silvarum meigen (diptera: calliphoridae) are thoroughly documented with scanning electron microscopy images, light microscopy photographs and line drawings. the following morphological structures are documented: pseudocephalon, antennal complex, maxillary palpus, facial mask, cephaloskeleton, thoracic and abdominal spinulation, spiracul ... | 2013 | 23205742 |
| lucilia silvarum meigen, 1826 (diptera: calliphoridae)--a new species of interest for forensic entomology in europe. | in europe, the blowfly genus lucilia is represented in forensic entomology mainly by the species l. ampullacea, l. caesar, l. illustris and l. sericata. in the us, lucilia silvarum is rarely recorded as a carrion breeding species but usually as a more or less exclusive parasite of frogs and toads. we present three forensic cases from different european countries reporting, for the first time, l. silvarum on human bodies that were found close to lakes, wetlands, or riversides. to use this species ... | 2012 | 22906587 |