Ultrastructure of larvae and puparia of the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

dc.creatorMendonça, Paloma Martins
dc.creatorSantos-Mallet, Jacenir R.
dc.creatorQueiroz, Margareth Maria de Carvalho
dc.date2017-05-06T16:22:09Z
dc.date2017-05-06T16:22:09Z
dc.date2012
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:38:51Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:38:51Z
dc.identifierMENDONÇA, Paloma Martins; MALLET, Jacenir Reis dos Santos; QUEIROZ, Margareth Maria de Carvalho. Ultrastructure of Larvae and Puparia of the Blowfly Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Microscopy Research and Technique, v.75, p.935-939, 2012.
dc.identifier1059-910X
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/18778
dc.identifier10.1002/jemt.22017
dc.identifier1097-0029
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8861273
dc.descriptionChrysomya megacephala is a forensic important fly, and its immature forms also cause myiasis. The adults are the first insects to reach a carcass and can oviposit just a few hours after arrival. Therefore, the knowledge of immature stages of flies is essential for correct identification of the species found on corpses. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) gives detailed information on the morphological characters that can help identify the immature forms of flies. The aim of this study is to identify larvae and puparia of C. megacephala using SEM. The larval instar body of C. megacephala is similar at all instars. The integument is smooth with small spines located at the limit of all segments. The cephalic region has a group of robust spines with one or two tips. The puparia are very similar to third instar larvae, except for the cephalic structures that are retracted. The integument shows the wrinkles from the third instar larvae and posterior spiracle disc with three spiracular openings localized on the top of an elevation. In conclusion, SEM provides some characteristics to distinguish among Chrysomya species that could help entomologists to identify immature found on corpses.
dc.description2030-01-01
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectChrysomya megacephala
dc.subjectEntomologia
dc.subjectLarva
dc.subjectChrysomya megacephala
dc.subjectEntomology
dc.subjectLarvae
dc.subjectPuparia
dc.titleUltrastructure of larvae and puparia of the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
dc.typeArticle


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