Chrysomya villeneuvi

Chrysomya villeneuvi, or hairy maggot, is a South East Asian fly species of forensic importance because the maggots of this species have been collected from human corpses.[1]

Chrysomya villeneuvi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Calliphoridae
Genus:
Chrysomya
Species:
C. villeneuvi
Binomial name
Chrysomya villeneuvi
Patton, 1922

Study of the feeding behaviour of the hairy maggot is also underway to establish if they can be of possible medical importance in the future.[2]

C. villeneuvi belongs in the Dipteran family Calliphoridae. This family is composed of the blowflies, carrion flies and cluster flies. This genus includes Chrysomya bezziana and Chrysomya putoria, both of which are obligate parasites of mammals and cause myiasis.[3]

References
  1. Kurahashi, Hiromu; Boonchu, Noppawan; Chaiwong, Tarinee; Piangjai, Somsak; Sukontason, Kabkaew L.; Sukontason, Kom (November 2003). "Hairy Maggot of Chrysomya villeneuvi (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a Fly Species of Forensic Importance". Journal of Medical Entomology. 40 (6): 983–984. doi:10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.983. ISSN 0022-2585. PMID 14765679.
  2. Wannasan, Anchalee; Klong-klaew, Tunwadee; Suwannayod, Suttida; Limsopatham, Kwankamol; Samerjai, Chutharat; Sukontason, Kom; Sribanditmongkol, Pongruk; Sukontason, Kabkaew L.; Monum, Tawatchai (2017-02-28). "Forensically Important Blow Flies Chrysomya pinguis, C. villeneuvi, and Lucilia porphyrina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in a Case of Human Remains in Thailand". The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 55 (1): 71–76. doi:10.3347/kjp.2017.55.1.71. ISSN 0023-4001. PMC 5365255. PMID 28285509.
  3. Sukontason, Kom; Sukontason, Kabkaew L.; Piangjai, Somsak; Narongchai, Paitoon; Samai, Wirachai; Boonchu, Noppawan; Sripakdee, Duanghatai; Ngern-klun, Radchadawan; Siriwattanarungsee, Sirisuda (2005-11-25). "Morphology of second and third instars of Chrysomya villeneuvi Patton (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a fly species of forensic importance". Forensic Science International. 154 (2): 195–199. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.009. ISSN 0379-0738. PMID 16182965.


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