Morphology of the first and second instars larvae of Peckia (peckia) chrysostoma (Wiedemann, 1830) (diptera, Sarcophagidae)

The morphology of larval stages of Diptera (Insecta) is little known, especially in the case of Sarcophagidae family larvae. Interest in sarcophagid larvae studies has increased with the step forward of forensic entomology, where they are considered potential indicators of the time of death. Forensi...

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Autor: Buenaventura Ruíz, Eliana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Colombia
Institución:Tecnológico de Antioquia
Repositorio:Repositorio Tdea
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dspace.tdea.edu.co:tdea/1261
Acceso en línea:https://dspace.tdea.edu.co/handle/tdea/1261
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:larvae
taxonomy
Forensic entomology
Entomología forense
Taxonomía
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4204
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7631
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_ad8b8d97
Peckia chrysostoma
Larva
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Sumario:The morphology of larval stages of Diptera (Insecta) is little known, especially in the case of Sarcophagidae family larvae. Interest in sarcophagid larvae studies has increased with the step forward of forensic entomology, where they are considered potential indicators of the time of death. Forensic studies show Peckia (Peckia) chrysostoma as one of the most important species in the Neotropical region. However, taxonomic identification of larvae is difficult due to the lack of knowledge of its morphology and useful taxonomic characters for identify them. Sealed microscope slides of first and second instar larvae were performed. The pseudocephalon, cephalopharyngeal skeleton, spinules, spiracular atrium and the posterior spiracles were studied. Morphological characteristics of larval instars I and II were described and illustrated