Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance

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Akbarzadeh K¹ ; Wallman JF² ; Sulakova H³ ; Szpila K⁴

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1. Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 14155/6446, Tehran, Iran
2. School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 2522, NSW, Australia
3. Institute of Criminalistics Prague, P.O. Box 62/KUP, Strojnicka 27, Prague 7, CZ-170 89, Czech Republic
4. Chair of Ecology and Biogeography, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Lwowska 1, Torun, 87-100, Poland

Source: Parasitology Research Published:2015

Abstract

The lack of reliable tools for species identification of necrophagous blowflies of the Middle East is a serious obstacle to the development of forensic entomology in the majority of countries of this region. Adding to the complexity of diagnosing the regional fauna is that species representing three different zoogeographical elements exist in sympatry. In response to this situation, a high-quality key to the adults of all species of forensically relevant blowflies of the Middle East has been prepared. Thanks to the modern technique of image-stack stereomicroscopy and high-quality entomological materials, this new key can be easily applied by investigators inexperienced in the taxonomy of blowflies. The major technical problems relating to the species identification of necrophagous blowflies of the Middle East are also discussed. © 2015, The Author(s).

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MLA	Akbarzadeh K, et al.. "Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance." Parasitology Research, vol. 114, no. 4, 2015, pp. 1463-1472.
APA	Akbarzadeh K, Wallman JF, Sulakova H, Szpila K (2015). Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance. Parasitology Research, 114(4), 1463-1472.
Chicago	Akbarzadeh K, Wallman JF, Sulakova H, Szpila K. "Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance." Parasitology Research 114, no. 4 (2015): 1463-1472.
Harvard	Akbarzadeh K et al. (2015) 'Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance', Parasitology Research, 114(4), pp. 1463-1472.
Vancouver	Akbarzadeh K, Wallman JF, Sulakova H, Szpila K. Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance. Parasitology Research. 2015;114(4):1463-1472.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Akbarzadeh K and Wallman JF and Sulakova H and Szpila K}, title = {Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance}, journal = {Parasitology Research}, volume = {114}, number = {4}, pages = {1463-1472}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Akbarzadeh K AU - Wallman JF AU - Sulakova H AU - Szpila K TI - Species Identification of Middle Eastern Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of Forensic Importance JO - Parasitology Research VL - 114 IS - 4 SP - 1463 EP - 1472 PY - 2015 ER -

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