| identification of forensically important fly eggs using a potassium permanganate staining technique. | fly eggs found in corpses can be utilized as entomological evidence in forensic investigations of deaths if the species of fly and the developmental rate at a temperature similar to the death scene are known. the species identification of fly eggs is particularly important, and previously, scanning electron microscope has been used for this purpose. herein, we report a simple technique, using light microscopy, to identify forensically important eggs of chrysomya rufifacies (macquart), chrysomya ... | 2004 | 15006363 |
| fine structure of the eggs of blowflies aldrichina grahami and chrysomya pacifica (diptera: calliphoridae). | 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 sculpture bear a distinct swollen boundary. regarding c. pacifica, the plastron is narrow and extends to almost the entire length of the eggs. the plastron near the micropyle bifurcates to a y-shape, but th ... | 2004 | 15515972 |