›› 2002, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5): 696-699.

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Application of the pupal morphogenesis of Aldrichina grahami (Aldrich) to the deduction of postmortem interval

WANG Jiang-Feng1, HU Cui2, CHEN Yu-Chuan1, MIN Jian-Xiong3, LI Jun-Tao3   

  • Online:2002-10-20 Published:2002-10-20

Abstract: The forensically important fly Aldrichina grahami (Aldrich) was reared at constant temperature to study the chronology of parate adults within puparia. The results show that some morphological changes within the puparium can be used as age markers. The pupal stage of Aldrichina grahami can bedivided into seven developmental stages. The time required for pupal development was inversely proportional to temperature.

Key words: Aldrichina grahami, forensic entomology, postmortem interval, temperature, pupa