On the Morphology and Mitochondrial DNA Barcoding of the Flesh Fly <I>Sarcophaga</I> (<I>Liopygia</I>) <I>argyrostoma</I> (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) – An important Species in Forensic Entomology

Human Urogenital Myiasis Caused by Psychoda Species Larvae: Report of Five Cases and Morphological Studies

“…Another more conservative explanation is that mature fly larvae leave the human body when they are ready to pupate; this is in agreement with the explanation given by Ezzat and Younis (2009) and Oğuz et al (2012). Draber-Mońko et al (2009) stated that: "It seems early to identify Psychoda spp. larvae on SEM bases only and we should resort to DNA findings to provide a thorough documentation of adult and larval stages".…”

Occurrences of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) on human cadavers in Switzerland, and their importance as forensic indicators

“…The Swiss cases would seem to indicate the opposite, namely that S. argyrostoma has a high propensity for colonising corpses found indoors. In Poland, the only forensic case involving S. argyrostoma is related to a corpse found indoors [54]. In any case, S. argyrostoma is clearly increasingly anthropophilic at higher latitudes, benefitting from the milder urban climate [19,55].…”

Morphology of preimaginal stages of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera, Calliphoridae): A comparative study

“…As body spines, tips of cirri are often sclerotised allowing a correct differentiation from mouthhook by light microscopy, since it is a well-developed sclerite ( Fig. 4B [30][31] show these features adequately. In instars II and III we could not distinguish the cirri; their position seems to be occupied by a solid structure like a nose, with two openings for mouthhooks coming out (Fig.…”

“…However, Courtney et al [49] state that Keilin's organs appear widespread in Diptera, which, for instance, in Cyclorrapha display a three hair-sensilla structure emerging from a pit of the tegument (e.g., Refs. [17,22,[26][27][28]30]). According to Erzinçlioglu [32], the body of Calliphoridae larvae has creeping welts in each segment that are armed with spines surrounding the segment, forming a band or ring and which are very prominent in instars II and III (Figs.…”

“…Other Calliphorid species, as well as Sarcophagids and Muscids, show also one or two additional basiconic sensilla in the central cluster of maxillary palpus, although they have never been identified [17,18,21,22,25]. Moreover, Draber-Monko et al [30] used a new way to call and number the sensillae in the central cluster, for instance, they named elongated sensilla those widely known as basiconic sensilla number 3 [21,23,29]. In instar II, the maxillary palpus plate is folded in several ridges with different morphology (Fig.…”