First description of the immature stages of Hemilucilia segmentaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

The immature stages oí Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius, 1805) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are described. Egg morphology and structures such as the cephalopharyngeal skeleton, anterior and posterior spiracles, and the dorsal spines between the prothorax and mesothorax from first, second and third ins...

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Published in:Biological research 2007, Vol.40 (3), p.271-280
Main Authors: Thyssen, Patricia J, Linhares, Arício X
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
BIOLOGY
Calliphoridae
Diptera - anatomy & histology
Diptera - growth & development
Diptera - ultrastructure
Forensic Entomology
Hemilucilia segmentaria
immature stages
Larva - anatomy & histology
Larva - growth & development
Larva - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Ovum - growth & development
Ovum - ultrastructure
Rats
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Summary:The immature stages oí Hemilucilia segmentaria (Fabricius, 1805) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are described. Egg morphology and structures such as the cephalopharyngeal skeleton, anterior and posterior spiracles, and the dorsal spines between the prothorax and mesothorax from first, second and third instar larvae are characterized, using light and scanning electron microscopy. This species is abundant in Neotropical forests and, because of its necrophagous behavior, is of substantial medico-legal importance for estimating the postmortem interval in criminal investigations. Information presented herein may be useful to differentiate among eggs and larvae of closely related species and to supplement the database for blowfly identification.
ISSN:0716-9760
0716-9760
0717-6287
DOI:10.4067/S0716-97602007000400001