Occurrence of Blow Fly Species (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in Phitsanulok Province, Northern Thailand
- Author:
Nophawan Bunchu
;
Kom Sukontason
;
Sangob Sanit
;
Polprecha Chidburee
;
Hiromu Kurahashi
;
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2012;29(4):532-543
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Based on the current forensic importance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae), their biological aspects have been studied increasingly worldwide. The blow fly fauna in
Phitsanulok Province, Northern Thailand was studied from May 2009 to April 2010 in the residential, agricultural, mountainous and forested areas of Muang, Wat Bot, Nakhon Thai and Wang Thong districts, respectively, in order to know the occurrence of blow flies in this
province. Collections were carried out monthly using commercial funnel fly traps and sweeping
methods, with 1-day tainted pork viscera as bait. Identification of adult blow flies exhibited
14 634 specimens, comprising of 5 subfamilies, 14 genera and 36 species. Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) and Achoetandrus rufifacies (Macquart, 1843) were the most
and second most abundant species trapped, respectively. These two species of carrion flies prevailed in all the types of land investigated. We calculated and compared the diversity indices, species evenness and richness, and similarity coefficients of the blow fly species in
various areas. The data from this study may be used to identify the potential of forensicallyimportant
fly species within Phitsanulok Province and fulfill the information on blow fly fauna in Thailand.
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