title: Species composition of carrion blow flies in northern Thailand: altitude appraisal.
abstract: Distribution and occurrence of blow flies of forensic importance was performed during 2007 and 2008 in Chiang Mai and Lampang Provinces, northern Thailand. Surveys were conducted in forested areas for 30 minutes using a sweep net to collected flies attracted to a bait. A total of 2,115 blow flies belonging to six genera and 14 species were collected; Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (44.7%), C. pinguis (Walker) (15.1%), C. chani Kurahashi (9.3%), C. thanomthini Kurahashi & Tumrasvin (0.3%); Achoetandrus rufifacies (Macquart) (10.5%), A. villeneuvi (Patton) (2.2%); Lucilia papuensis Macquart (2.2%), L. porphyrina (Walker) (12.4%), L. sinensis Aubertin (0.7%); Hemipyrellia ligurriens (Wiedemann) (1.3%), H. pulchra (Wiedemann) (0.1%); Hypopygiopsis infumata (Bigot) (0.6%), Hy. tumrasvini Kurahashi (0.2%) and Ceylonomyia nigripes Aubertin (0.4%). Among them, C. megacephala was the predominant species collected, particularly in the summer. The species likely to prevail in highland areas are C. pinguis, C. thanomthini, Hy. tumrasvini, L. papuensis and L. porphyrina.
authors.affiliation: Mahidol University Nakhon Sawan Campus, Nakhon SawanThailand, Mahidol University Nakhon Sawan Campus, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kittikhun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moophayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang MaiThailand, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Tunwadee
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klong-Klaew
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang MaiThailand, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kom
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sukontason
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiromu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffery K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tomberlin
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang MaiThailand, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kabkaew L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Sukontason
mesh_terms: D000531:Altitude; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D011156:Population Density; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D013785:Thailand; D014197:Trees