The blow fly chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1784, commonly called the. Your use of this pdf, the bioone web site, and all posted and associated content indicates. Nest biology of osmia diceratosmia subfasciata cresson in central texas hymenoptera. Oct 29, 2015 stable reference genes are essential for accurate normalization in gene expression studies with reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction qpcr. Unfortunately, previous studies did not look at the stability of reference genes used in c. The occurrence of dipteran fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 is reported. Mohd iswadi ismail, and khairul osman, and ong, hua king and nurhaslina hassan, and ezlan elias, and kaswandi md. Materials and methods emplate t dna complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced for two species of blowfly. The life history of the oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, was studied at 26 c in the laboratory. Behavior of the combined radial postfeeding larval dispersal of the. Originalarticle life table of chrysomya megacephala fabriciusdiptera. Analysis of the transcriptome of blowfly chrysomya.
Mitochondrial genomes of the sheep blowfly, lucilia. The genus chrysomya, the only one in its subfamily known to be present in new guinea, is very important from the standpoint of medical and veterinary entomology. The larval morphology and developmental rate of chrysomya megacephala f. Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the family calliphoridae blowflies.
Reference gene stability of a synanthropic fly, chrysomya. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius is a prevalent and synanthropic blowfly which has two sides, for being a pathogenic vector, an efficient pollinator, a promising resource of proteins, lipids, chitosan, biofuel et al. The life history of the oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, was studied at 26 c in the. Morphology and developmental rate of blowflies chrysomya. Chrysomya bezziana, also known as the old world screwworm fly or screwworm, is an obligate parasite of mammals. Chrysomya megacephala has a wide geographical distribution. Regarding total fecundity tf and net fecundity nf, the greatest values obtained in this study were found at density 100 replicate, followed by. Pdf life table of chrysomya megacephala fabricius diptera. A new and earlier record of chrysomya megacephala in south africa pdf. Dissection of the ovaries revealed eight stages of ovarian development, thus. Calliphoridae a forensically important blowfly species in malaysia zuha, r. Accelerating chrysomya megacephala maggot growth for forensic. Bionomics of the oriental latrine fly chrysomya megacephala ncbi. The flies used for this were reared in laboratory colonies maintained at the university of bristol.
The development of flies can be influenced by temperature, and species from the same genus usually have different responses to external variables. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel free to enter the title and author information. The fly infests corpses soon after death, making it important to forensic science. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Larval competition of chrysomya megacephala and chrysomya. Hairy maggot blow fly, chrysomya rufifacies macquart 2 carrion to search of a pupation site. Ambia, and ahmad rohi ghazali, and jamaludin mohamed, and baharuddin hj. Obligate parasitic flies require a host to complete their development. The daily flight activity, seasonal abundance related to abiotic factors temperature, relative humidity and rainfall and reproductive potential of this species was.
Life table of chrysomya megacephala fabriciusdiptera. An analysis of forensic entomological specimens by universiti kebangsaan malaysia med j malaysia vol 65 no 3 september 2010 187 cases no. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is also found in japan and the palearctic region. Methodology fifty males and fifty females of the first phenotype adult c. It is famous for being used as a death investigator in forensic entomology and as an economic insect pollinator in orchards. Special attention was focused on puparial characteristics used to differentiate between the two fly species studied, and between other forensically important flies. In his 1965 book zumpt deals with a narrow range of calliphorid. Pupation usually occurs within the first inch of topsoil or under leaf litter, rocks, or fallen limbs.
Larvae of this species have been reported in association with human corpses in several cases 5359. It is a warmweather fly with a greenishblue metallic boxlike body. This page was last edited on 21 september 2015, at 04. Pdf the uses of chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794.
Demographic aspects of chrysomya megacephala diptera, calliphoridae adults brazilian archives of biology and technology 459 were pregnant within 10 days following their emergence. Pdf chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 occurs on every continent and is closely. Understanding its bionomics is essential for both designing effective fly control programs and its use in forensic investigations. Jan 23, 2015 chrysomya megacephala fabricius is a prevalent and synanthropic blowfly which has two sides, for being a pathogenic vector, an efficient pollinator, a promising resource of proteins, lipids, chitosan, biofuel et al. Calliphoridae in the new world article pdf available in journal of medical entomology 211. Chrysomya megacephala is a blow fly species of medical and. New record of the blowfly, chrysomya megacephala fabr. Chrysomya megacephala, more commonly known as the oriental latrine fly, is a member of the. This page was last edited on 3 september 2017, at 04. Egg developmental time and survival of chrysomya megacephala. Chrysomya megacephala and chrysomya rufifacies are two predominant necrophagous species in taiwan.
Alimentary canal of the blow fly chrysomya megacephala f. The identification, geographical distribution and biology of the species are. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 references edit ramaraj, p. Fly artifact documentation of chrysomya megacephala fabricius diptera. Calliphoridae development rate and its implications for forensic entomology kapil verma, reject paul amity institute of forensic sciences, amity university, noida, uttar pradesh, india. Ultrastructure of the midgut of the early third larval instar.
The adult can be identified as metallic green or blue with a yellow face. Lucilia sericata meigen and chrysomya megacephala fabricius diptera. Studies on biology of the blowfly chrysomya megacephala. Effect of cadmium chloride on the development of chrysomya. The uses of chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 diptera. Mitochondrial genomes of the sheep blowfly, lucilia sericata. The biodiversity heritage library works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
Hairy maggot blow fly, chrysomya rufifacies macquart. Ultrastructure of the midgut of the early third larval instar of chrysomya megacephala diptera. Adham,hsinchib, a department of entomology, faculty of science, cairo university, giza, egypt b laboratory of theoretical ecology, department of entomology, national chung hsing university, taichung, taiwan received25february2004. Accelerating chrysomya megacephala maggot growth for. The developmental transcriptome of the synanthropic fly. Esser jr 1991 biology of chrysomya megacephala diptera.
It is a widely distributed carrionbreeding fly that commonly shifts from being a scavenger in. The journal of forensic sciences jfs is the official publication of the american academy of forensic sciences. Chrysomya megacephala biodiversidad costa granadina y. Larvae of the latter can prey on other maggots, including that of their own species as facultative food. Calliphoridae 1nancy taha, 2afaf abdelmeguid, 1ahmed elebiarie and 1amany. During this time, the larval skin shrinks and hardens to form the puparium which is dark brown.
Calliphoridae are considered of forensic, medical, and veterinary importance in brazil because of their necrophagous and synanthropic behaviour. Report on the occurrence of synanthropic derived form of chrysomya megacephala diptera. The latter species has become established in the neotropics and appears to outcompete the former species. It is most common in the oriental region and australasia. Fly artifact documentation of chrysomya megacephala. Geographically, the distribution of this species is quite broad, extending from the oriental, australasian, and oceania regions to africa, south america, and central america braack 1991, kurahashi and magpayo 2000. Chrysomya megacephala oriental latrine fly, a member of chrysomya insect, diptera, calliphoridae, is widely distributed in the united states, australia, argentina, europe, and asia. A synanthropic fly, chrysomya megacephala, is a well known medical vector and forensic indicator. Material and method six female fertilized blow flies chrysomya megacephala were collected from the surroundings of a. Examination of the puparia of the housefly, musca domestica l. Named to honor the italian entomologist mario bezzi, this fly is widely distributed in asia, tropical africa, india, and papua new guinea.
Chrysomya is an old world blow fly genus of the family calliphoridae. Since cadmium chloride alters the rate of development in chrysomya megacephala. Detailed information on the biology and reproductive. Morphological comparison of the third instar of both species revealed different characteristics e. Morphology of the puparia of the housefly, musca domestica. The larvae of one species, chrysomya rufifacies, have very distinct thornlike processes. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1794 occurs on every continent and is closely associated. Calliphoridae using light microscopy and electron microscopy. Chrysomya megacephala fabricius is a wellknown blow fly species of medical importance worldwide. Calliphoridae from royapuram fishing harbour, chennai, tamil nadu, india. Larval density, temperature and biological aspects of chrysomya megacephala diptera. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Bionomics of the oriental latrine fly chrysomya megacephala. This fly is implicated in some public health issues. Chrysomya megacephala is a forensically important blow fly distributed in many parts of the world and available throughout the year in northwestern part of india 5052. Chrysomya megacephala, also known as the oriental latrine fly, is indigenous to southeast asia. The raw data were analyzed based on the agestage, twosex life table. Journal of hospital and clinical pharmacy person infected with maggots of banded blowfly chrysomya albiceps and latrine fly chrysomya megacephala shuvra kanti sinha. Apr 28, 2005 examination of the puparia of the housefly, musca domestica l. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Larval density, temperature and biological aspects of. The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential of chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1974 maggot meal as protein source in red tilapia oreochromis sp. The blow fly chrysomya megacephala fabricius, 1784, commonly called the oriental. Location stage received species approximate pmi days 1 house eggs unhatched unidentified 1 2 house first instar sarcophagid 3 3 house third instar sarcophagid 4 4 house third instar ch.
Reproductive organ of males was dissected to determine the testis in the pupal stage, 3dayold flies and 7dayold flies and observed under scanning electron microscopy sem and transmission. Pdf the life history of the oriental latrine fly, chrysomya megacephala fabricius, was studied at 26 c. Chrysomya bezziana is distributed widely in southeast asia, new guinea, and africa. The aims of this work was to study the life stages of chrysomya megacephala in a circular arena allowing the combined radial. Like the new world screwworm, this species is attracted to open wounds as well as to moist body openings. Larvae feed as scavengers, and not normally in diseased tissue of mammals in contrast to the very similar sheep blowfly, chrysomya rufifacies. Chrysomya bezziana an overview sciencedirect topics. Chrysomya megacephala is a blow fly species of medical and forensic importance worldwide.
Ultrastructure of the midgut of the early third larval. Adults strongly attracted to exposed foods, especially fish, meat and anything sweet, and to human excreta hence the name, the latrine fly. Reproductive organ of males was dissected to determine the testis in the pupal stage, 3dayold flies and 7dayold flies and observed under scanning electron microscopy sem and transmission electron. Demographic aspects of chrysomya megacephala diptera. Stable reference genes are essential for accurate normalization in gene expression studies with reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction qpcr. Chrysomya megacephala is geographically and ecologically ubiquitous and highly mobile, active whenever weather and climate allow, and unspecialized in its general biology, so that it is unlikely to provide evidence of relocation from the first three sources listed. There are chances of miscalculation of pmi if the presence of cadmium chloride is not taken into consideration. Jul, 2018 chrysomya megacephala is a blow fly species of medical and forensic importance worldwide. Ovarian ultrastructure and development of the blow fly. Reproductive organ of blow fly, chrysomya megacephala. Moreover olfactory proteins are crucial component to function in related processes.
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