Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance

Meaghan L. Pimsler; Thomas Pape; J. Spencer Johnston; Robert A. Wharton; Jonathan J. Parrott; Danielle Restuccia; Michelle R. Sanford; Jeffery K. Tomberlin; Aaron M. Tarone

doi:10.1603/me14029

Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance

Meaghan L. Pimsler, Thomas Pape, J. Spencer Johnston, Robert A. Wharton, Jonathan J. Parrott, Danielle Restuccia, Michelle R. Sanford, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Aaron M. Tarone

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Abstract

Flies in the family Sarcophagidae incubate their eggs and areknownto be ovoviviparous (i.e., ovolarviparous), but a laboratory-maintained colony of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Wiedemann) deposited clutches of viable eggs over 10 generations. A description of the egg and first-instar larva of this species is provided along with genetic data (genome size and cytochrome oxidase I sequences). The egg is similar to previously described eggs of other Sarcophagidae but differs in the configuration of the micropyle. In the first-instar larva, the oral ridges are much more developed than has been described for other species. B. plinthopyga has forensic importance, and the present descriptive information is critical for proper case management.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	51
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	1283-1295
Number of pages	13
ISSN	0022-2585
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1603/me14029
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2014

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Pimsler, M. L., Pape, T., Johnston, J. S., Wharton, R. A., Parrott, J. J., Restuccia, D., Sanford, M. R., Tomberlin, J. K., & Tarone, A. M. (2014). Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance. Journal of Medical Entomology, 51(6), 1283-1295. https://doi.org/10.1603/me14029

Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance. / Pimsler, Meaghan L.; Pape, Thomas; Johnston, J. Spencer et al.

In: Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 51, No. 6, 01.11.2014, p. 1283-1295.

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Pimsler, ML, Pape, T, Johnston, JS, Wharton, RA, Parrott, JJ, Restuccia, D, Sanford, MR, Tomberlin, JK & Tarone, AM 2014, 'Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance', Journal of Medical Entomology, vol. 51, no. 6, pp. 1283-1295. https://doi.org/10.1603/me14029

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Structural and genetic investigation of the egg and first-instar larva of an egg-laying population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a species of forensic importance

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