The scuttle fly

Varney, Robin L.; Noor, Mohamed A. F.

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2010.03.043

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“…This name has the benefit of distinguishing it from Megaselia abdita, also referred to as the scuttle fly. In addition to its use in estimating postmortem interval in forensics, M. scalaris is of medical importance due to the ability of its larvae to invade living tissues causing myiasis (see Disney, 2008;Varney and Noor, 2010 for reviews of M. scalaris biology).…”

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Heterochronic shifts in germband movements contribute to the rapid embryonic development of the coffin fly Megaselia scalaris

Wotton

2014

Arthropod Structure & Development

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Heterochronic shifts in germband movements contribute to the rapid embryonic development of the coffin fly Megaselia scalaris

Wotton

2014

Arthropod Structure & Development

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“…Several reports have been published around the world about occurrence of this human associated fly. M. scalaris is found in North America, Asia, Africa and Europe (6)(7)(8)(9) , even on remote islands, like, Boatswainbird, Canary and Galápagos Islands (10)(11)(12) . But, no record is found from Bangladesh.…”

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Identification of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera : Phoridae) based on morphology and mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI gene sequences

Alam

Ahmed

Begum

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Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci

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Megaselia scalaris (Diptera: Phoridae), commonly known as scuttle fly, is widely distributed all over the world. It is easily cultured in the laboratory condition making it a potential model organism. Besides, it has forensic importance. However, no report from Bangladesh could be retrieved about this fly. So, in the present study, identification of this species was attempted using both morphological and molecular approaches. Characteristics of male hypopygium and legs played key roles in morphological identification. To strengthen identification, mitochondrial COI and 16S rRNA gene fragments were amplified and sequenced. Blast search at NCBI provided highest hits to available COI and 16S rRNA sequences of M. scalaris. A neighbor joining phylogenetic tree was built using sequences of respective COI gene region to show its relationship among other closely related dipteran flies. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 25(2): 149-159, 2016 (July)

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“…One candidate for such a role is the scuttle fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866). Megaselia scalaris is in the family Phoridae and has been used in forensic medicine to estimate post mortem intervals (see Disney, 2008 and Varney & Noor, 2010 for reviews of M. scalaris biology). It has been studied as a cause of myiasis in humans (Hira et al, 2004; Mazayad & Rifaat, 2005) and for genetics and developmental biology (Sievert, Kuhn & Traut, 1997; Traut, 1994; Willhoeft & Traut, 1990; Willhoeft & Traut, 1995; Wotton, 2014).…”

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Rearing the scuttle flyMegaselia scalaris(Diptera: Phoridae) on industrial compounds: implications on size and lifespan

Alcaine-Colet

Wotton

Jiménez-Guri

2015

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Megaselia scalaris (Loew, 1866) (Diptera, phoridae) is a cosmopolitan fly species used in forensic science, and has been developed as a laboratory model species. They feed on decaying corpses as well as a wide variety of organic matter, and previous studies have even found them feeding on liquid paint or shoe polish, suggesting the possibility that they could breakdown industrial compounds. To test this possibility, we fed M. scalaris on a variety of industrially obtained materials and found that it was unable to complete its life cycle, dying at the larval stage, with the majority of compounds tested. However, when fed on modeling clay, a substrate that contains starch and inedible compounds, it was able to complete its life cycle. On this diet we observed increased larval development time, decreased pupal development time and a shortened adult life span. Additionally, pupae and adult flies were smaller than control flies. Contrary to previous reports, we find no evidence that M. scalaris is able to survive on modern formulations of liquid paint.

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The scuttle fly

Cited by 11 publications

References 6 publications

Heterochronic shifts in germband movements contribute to the rapid embryonic development of the coffin fly Megaselia scalaris

Heterochronic shifts in germband movements contribute to the rapid embryonic development of the coffin fly Megaselia scalaris

Identification of Megaselia scalaris (Diptera : Phoridae) based on morphology and mitochondrial 16S rRNA and COI gene sequences

Rearing the scuttle flyMegaselia scalaris(Diptera: Phoridae) on industrial compounds: implications on size and lifespan

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