Surface ultrastructure of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) larvae (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

The surface ultrastructure of all larval instars of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) is described by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Morphological changes were greatest from the first to the second instar, but less from the second to the third instar. Most of these changes involved the s...

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Published inJournal of medical entomology Vol. 40; no. 3; p. 259
Main Authors Sukontason, Kabkaew L, Sukontason, Kom, Lertthamnongtham, Sirisuda, Kuntalue, Budsabong, Thijuk, Natchanart, Vogtsberger, Roy C, Olson, Jimmy K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.05.2003
Subjects
Aging
Animals
Diptera - growth & development
Diptera - ultrastructure
Feeding Behavior
Larva - physiology
Larva - ultrastructure
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning - methods
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Summary:The surface ultrastructure of all larval instars of Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) is described by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Morphological changes were greatest from the first to the second instar, but less from the second to the third instar. Most of these changes involved the structure of the anterior spiracle, posterior spiracle, integument of the body, and mouthhooks. Modification of the mouthhooks, especially in the third instar, are helpful in explaining the ferocious feeding ability of the older maggots. The common name of "hairy-maggot" for C. rufifacies is only appropriate for the second and third instars because of their elongated tubercles along the body, whereas this name is not descriptive of the first instar that lack tubercles.
ISSN:0022-2585
DOI:10.1603/0022-2585-40.3.259