- Title
- Development of Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius 1794)(Coleoptera: Silphidae) at constant temperatures
- Creator
- Midgley, John M, Villet, Martin H
- Subject
- To be catalogued
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/441904
- Identifier
- vital:73933
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-008-0280-0
- Description
- Thanatophilus micans is capable of finding corpses at least as quickly as most fly species and, as the most widespread species of the Silphidae in Africa, offers a useful model for estimating post-mortem interval. Larvae were reared at ten constant temperatures from 15°C to 35°C and their length measured at 4, 8, or 12-h intervals depending on their instar. Length generally increased with increased rearing temperature, but decreased at extremely high temperatures. Note was made of the age at which individuals progressed past developmental milestones. Development took longer at lower temperatures. These results are presented as a combined isomegalen and isomorphen diagram. Developmental constants were generated for each milestone using major axis regression. Developmental threshold values did not differ significantly between milestones. Development took longer than in blow flies, but was faster than in Dermestidae. The three models presented here, therefore, cover an important time frame in estimating minimum PMI once fly larvae have matured to the point of leaving a corpse, and, therefore, provide a tool that was not previously available to forensic entomologists.
- Format
- 8 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- International Journal of Legal Medicine, Midgley, J.M. and Villet, M.H., 2009. Development of Thanatophilus micans (Fabricius 1794)(Coleoptera: Silphidae) at constant temperatures. International Journal of Legal Medicine, 123, pp.285-292, International Journal of Legal Medicine volume 123 number 1 285 292 2009 1437-1596
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Villet, Martin Herrer (Prof)
SDG 15. Life On Land
RU Department of Zoology and Entomology
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