Study of the bioecology of Chrysomya (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (Diptera: Calliphoridae): Collections
Goiano Federal Institute, Biological Sciences, Parasitology. Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
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Open Access Research Journal of Life Sciences, 2021, 01(02), 042–055.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjls.2021.1.2.0124
Publication history:
Received on 25 August 2021; revised on 29 September 2021; accepted on 01 October 2021
Abstract:
The Chrysomya primary importance to the field of medico legal Forensic Entomology is due to the genus' predictable life cycle length, allowing researchers to accurately estimate a postmortem interval. The aim of this study was to carry out a bibliographical summary on the blowflies of the genus Chrysomya (Insecta: Calliphoridae) with emphasis on the species: Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Chrysomya megacephala, (Fabricius, 1794) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) and Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830). The mini review consists of bibliographical research on the muscoid dipterans (Muscomorpha) (Order: Diptera). The research was carried out in studies related to quantitative aspects of the Family and Species (taxonomic groups) and in conceptual aspects such as origin, geographic distribution, biology, life cycle, as a secondary vector of enterobacteria, for causing secondary myiasis and importance in Forensic Emtomology. A literature search was carried out containing articles published from 1971 to 2021. The mini review was prepared in Goiânia, Goiás, from August to September 2021, through the Online Scientific Library (Scielo) and internet. This is a family of blowflies of great ecological and medical-sanitary importance, as they are decomposers of organic matter, with their larvae usually developing in decayed material of animal origin, decomposing it and quickly consuming the carcasses, thus removing possible sources of diseases and recycling nutrients.
Keywords:
Flies; Diptera; Muscomorpha; Calliphoridae; Vectors
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