Publications by authors named "Andre G Savino"
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on Calliphora lopesi, a species of fly from South America that is important in medicine and forensic science due to its role in myiasis and presence on corpses.
- Researchers described the developmental stages of C. lopesi, including eggs, larvae, and puparia, and conducted experiments at various temperatures to analyze their growth and survival rates.
- Results indicate that the optimal temperature range for the development of C. lopesi is between 23 to 26°C, and the study also provides a key for identifying third-instar larvae of other Neotropical Calliphora species.
Calliphoridae (Insecta, Diptera), popularly known as blow flies or carrion flies, as most are necrophagous comprises one of the most relevant families of insects on forensics. Currently, more than 1500 blow fly species are known, the majority of which can be found in the Old World. In the Neotropics, it is estimated that there are approximately 20 species of forensic importance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpecies identification is an essential step in the progress and completion of work in several areas of biological knowledge, but it is not a simple process. Due to the close phylogenetic relationship of certain species, morphological characters are not always sufficiently distinguishable. As a result, it is necessary to combine several methods of analysis that contribute to a distinct categorization of taxa.
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