Differentiation of the third instar of forensically important fly species in Thailand

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1069-1075

  Sukontason, Kom ^a   Sukontason, Kabkaew L ^a   Ngern Klun, Radchadawan ^a   Sripakdee, Duanghatai ^a   Piangjai, Somsak ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Fly larvae; Forensic entomology; Thailand

Indexed keywords

FLY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA NIGRIPES; CHRYSOMYA RUFIFACIES; DIPTERA; HYDROTAEA; HYDROTAEA SPINIGERA; LUCILIA CUPRINA; MEGACEPHALA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; OPHYRA;

EID: 12144275257     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1069:DOTTIO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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