In:
Journal of Forensic Sciences, Wiley, Vol. 62, No. 5 ( 2017-09), p. 1234-1243
Abstract:
Flesh flies are commonly found insects on decaying corpses that appears slightly later than blowflies, and their development patterns are significant indicators for minimum postmortem interval ( PMI min ) estimation. In this study, the flesh fly Parasarcophaga similis (Meade 1876) was reared at nine constant temperatures ranging from 15°C to 35°C to examine indicators for estimating their age. We generated three development models , including isomorphen diagram, isomegalen diagram, and thermal summation model. Larval body length at different rearing temperatures was fit into an L = a + bT + cT 2 + dT 3 equation with which the relationship between the larval body length ( L ) and the time after larviposition ( T ) was confirmed. The pupal stage was categorized into 13 substages according to intrapuparial morphological changes, and a detailed table was generated of the pupal developmental stages at five rearing temperatures, 15°C, 20°C, 25°C, 30°C, and 35°C. This study provides fundamental data in supporting P. similis as an indicator for PMI min estimation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0022-1198
,
1556-4029
DOI:
10.1111/jfo.2017.62.issue-5
DOI:
10.1111/1556-4029.13389
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2026357-0
SSG:
2,1
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