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First Report Of The House Fly Larvae, Musca Domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) Associated With The Monkey Carcass In Malaysia, Chen Chee Dhang
First Report Of The House Fly Larvae, Musca Domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) Associated With The Monkey Carcass In Malaysia, Chen Chee Dhang
Chen Chee Dhang
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 instal: of the housefly, Musca domestica (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Muscidae) were only found on dry stage at 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 …