A report on the pupae of Desmometopa sp. (Diptera: Milichiidae) recovered from a human corpse in Malaysia

T K Kumara; A Abu Hassan; M R Che Salmah; S Bhupinder

A report on the pupae of Desmometopa sp. (Diptera: Milichiidae) recovered from a human corpse in Malaysia

Trop Biomed. 2010 Apr;27(1):131-3.

Authors

T K Kumara¹, A Abu Hassan, M R Che Salmah, S Bhupinder

Affiliation

¹ School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, and Department of Forensic Medicine, Penang Hospital, 11800, Penang, Malaysia.

PMID: 20562823

Abstract

The pupae of Desmometopa sp. (Diptera: Milichiidae) were collected from a human corpse found indoor in active decay stage together with the larvae of Sarcophagidae, Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Wulp), Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart). This research note is the first report of the Desmometopa sp. recovered from a human corpse in Malaysia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cadaver*
Demography
Diptera / classification*
Diptera / physiology*
Female
Humans
Malaysia
Pupa / physiology
Species Specificity