First report of the house fly larvae, Musca domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) associated with the monkey carcass in Malaysia.
A study on insect succession of monkey carcass in a forested area in Ulu Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia was conducted from 9 May to 18 June 2007. The third instar of the housefly, Musca domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) were only found on dry stage of a decomposed (Day-33) monkey carcass (Macaca fascicularis Raffles). This observation revealed that M. domestica maggots were found together with other muscid fly maggots, Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) spinigera (Stein) (Diptera: Muscidae) on dry stage of a carcass. However, the role of M. domestica on forensic entomological study remains unknown. This study recorded the first finding of M. domestica maggots on primate carcass in Malaysia.
Centre for Tropical Biodiversity Research (CTBR), Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Department of Parasitology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. chen_ctbr@um.edu.my
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D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D004772:Entomology; D044707:Forensic Sciences; D000882:Haplorhini; D006793:Houseflies; D007814:Larva / Q000145:classification; D008296:Malaysia; D011180:Postmortem Changes