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Developmental Variation of Indian Thermophilic Variety of Scuttle Fly Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) on Different Substrates
Joint Authors
Chakraborty, Abesh
Naskar, Atanu
Parui, Panchanan
Banerjee, Dhriti
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-07-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) are important in forensic dipterology, because of their necrophagous habit.
They are amongst the first wave of insects visiting human corpses in mechanically barricaded environments; hence their immature stages are generally used for estimation of PMI.
The effect of different substrates commonly used for developmental studies was studied to analyze the variation of growth of the thermophilic variety of Megaselia (M.) scalaris prevalent in India on GDM, EDM, and SMS (n=3).
One approach of PMI estimation depends on larvae collected from the crime scene and comparing them with reference data derived from larval rearing to establish PMI.
Results showed that there was a significant variation in avg.
length (F(2,111)=15.79873, p=0.000000917), width (F(2,111)=14.60528, p=0.00000234), and biomass (F(2,111)=37.01727, p=0.000000000000482) of the immature stages in the three media and the larvae grow maximally in the SMS medium.
The results of the present study thus provide baseline data on the growth and developmental pattern of the Megaselia (M.) scalaris, which can be utilized in conjunction with specific geoclimatic reference data, for forensic entomological studies and also for using the phorid as a biocontrol agent of pestiferous insects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chakraborty, Abesh& Naskar, Atanu& Parui, Panchanan& Banerjee, Dhriti. 2016. Developmental Variation of Indian Thermophilic Variety of Scuttle Fly Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) on Different Substrates. Scientifica،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117686
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chakraborty, Abesh…[et al.]. Developmental Variation of Indian Thermophilic Variety of Scuttle Fly Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) on Different Substrates. Scientifica No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117686
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chakraborty, Abesh& Naskar, Atanu& Parui, Panchanan& Banerjee, Dhriti. Developmental Variation of Indian Thermophilic Variety of Scuttle Fly Megaselia (Megaselia) scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera: Phoridae) on Different Substrates. Scientifica. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1117686
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1117686