Article
Species-level identification of the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala and other Diptera in China by DNA barcoding.
Genome - 1 Feb 2017
Qiu Deyi, Cook Charles E, Yue Qiaoyun, Hu Jia, Wei Xiaoya, Chen Jian, Liu Dexing, Wu Keliang
Abstract excerpt
The blowfly Chrysomya megacephala, or oriental latrine fly, is the most common human-associated fly of the oriental and Australasian regions. Chrysomya megacephala is of particular interest for its use in forensic entomology and because it is a disease vector. The larvae are economically important as feed for livestock and in traditional Chinese medicine. Identification of adults is straightforward, but larvae...
Topics
- Animals
- Biodiversity
- China
- DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic
- Diptera
- Electron Transport Complex IV
- Genetic Variation
- Geography
- Phylogeny