Southern African Forensic Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, South Africa.
Department of Natural Science, KwaZulu-Natal Museum, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
J Med Entomol. 2019 Sep 3;56(5):1231-1238. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz056.
The seasonal activity of adults of eight forensically important blow fly species [Calliphora croceipalpis (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Jaennicke, Lucilia sericata (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), L. cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Chrysomya chloropyga (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Ch. albiceps (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Ch. marginalis (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Ch. putoria (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae), Ch. megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)] was quantified from collections in Makhanda, South Africa. Flies were collected in traps baited with chicken liver and placed in the field at eight locations for four consecutive days each fortnight for 14 mo. The seasonal distribution of each species compared well to published seasonal distributions of these blow flies elsewhere in South Africa, with evidence of year-to-year variation within seasons that might be explained by weather. This information is important for determining when and where certain species are likely to occur and will be of use in forensic investigations and myiasis management plans.
从南非马卡丹采集的 8 种法医重要丽蝇[Calliphora croceipalpis（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Jaennicke、Lucilia sericata（Meigen）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、L. cuprina（Wiedemann）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Chrysomya chloropyga（Wiedemann）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Ch. albiceps（Wiedemann）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Ch. marginalis（Wiedemann）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Ch. putoria（Wiedemann）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）、Ch. megacephala（Fabricius）（双翅目：Calliphoridae）]成虫的季节性活动进行了量化。蝇类用鸡肝诱饵收集，在野外每两周放置在 8 个地点连续 4 天，共 14 个月。每个物种的季节性分布与南非其他地区这些丽蝇的季节性分布情况非常吻合，季节内存在逐年变化的证据，这种变化可能与天气有关。这些信息对于确定某些物种何时何地可能出现非常重要，将有助于法医调查和蝇蛆病管理计划。
