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  • Title: Surface ultrastructure of the third-instar larvae of Hydrotaea spinigera Stein (Diptera: Muscidae), a fly species of forensic importance.
    Author: Sukontason K, Vogtsberger RC, Sukontason K, Olson JK, Lertthamnongtham S, Piangjai S.
    Journal: J Vector Ecol; 2001 Dec; 26(2):191-5. PubMed ID: 11813656.
    Abstract:
    The surface ultrastructure of third-instar larvae of Hydrotaea (= Ophyra) spinigera Stein was observed with scanning electron microscopy. The number of papillae in each anterior spiracle ranges from 5-7. Abdominal segments 4-12 possess ventral welts. Each posterior spiracular disc bears 3 nearly straight slits, with the lower and middle slits closer together than the middle and upper slits. Although the larvae of H. spinigera are generally similar to two other closely-related species in Thailand, Hydrotaea (= Ophyra) leucostoma (Wiedemann) and Hydrotaea (= Ophyra) chalcogaster (Wiedemann), some of the morphological features can help in differentiating these species, thus allowing more accurate identification of species of fly larvae in forensic investigation.
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