title: Occurrence of blow fly species (Diptera: calliphoridae) in Phitsanulok Province, Northern Thailand.
abstract: Based on the current forensic importance of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae),   their biological aspects have been studied increasingly worldwide. The blow fly fauna in   Phitsanulok Province, Northern Thailand was studied from May 2009 to April 2010 in the   residential, agricultural, mountainous and forested areas of Muang, Wat Bot, Nakhon Thai   and Wang Thong districts, respectively, in order to know the occurrence of blow flies in this   province. Collections were carried out monthly using commercial funnel fly traps and sweeping   methods, with 1-day tainted pork viscera as bait. Identification of adult blow flies exhibited   14 634 specimens, comprising of 5 subfamilies, 14 genera and 36 species. Chrysomya   megacephala (Fabricius, 1794) and Achoetandrus rufifacies (Macquart, 1843) were the most   and second most abundant species trapped, respectively. These two species of carrion flies   prevailed in all the types of land investigated. We calculated and compared the diversity   indices, species evenness and richness, and similarity coefficients of the blow fly species in   various areas. The data from this study may be used to identify the potential of forensicallyimportant   fly species within Phitsanulok Province and fulfill the information on blow fly   fauna in Thailand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Muang, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand. bunchu_n@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nophawan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bunchu
authors.forename: Kom
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukontason
authors.forename: Sangob
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanit
authors.forename: Polprecha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chidburee
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.forename: Kabkaew L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sukontason
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D004175:Diptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D008853:Microscopy; D013785:Thailand