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MORPHOLOGY, SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION Larval Morphology of Chrysomya nigripes (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a Fly Species of Forensic Importance KABKAEW L. SUKONTASON,1 ROY C. VOGTSBERGER,2 NOPPAWAN BOONCHU,1 TARINEE CHAIWONG,1 DUANGHATAI SRIPAKDEE,1 RADCHADAWAN NGERN-KLUN,1 SOMSAK PIANGJAI,1 AND KOM SUKONTASON1,3 J. Med. Entomol. 42(3): 233Ð240 (2005) ABSTRACT The morphology of all instars of Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin, a blow ßy species of forensic importance, is presented with the aid of both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Morphological features of the cephalopharyngeal skeleton, anterior spiracle, posterior spiracle, and dorsal spines between the prothorax and mesothorax are highlighted. No consistent features were found, even using SEM, for distinguishing the Þrst instar of C. nigripes from that of Chrysomya megacephala (F.) or Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), two other commonly associated blow ßy species in corpses in Thailand. Several features observed in second and third instars proved to be valuable characteristics for separating these species. KEY WORDS Chrysomya nigripes, larvae, identiÞcation, forensic entomology Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin is a blow ßy species that Hainan), Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Indone- is currently considered a forensically important ßy sia, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Guinea, and species (Greenberg and Kunich 2002). In Thailand, Australia (Kitching 1976, Kurahashi and Afzal 2002), presence of their larvae was discovered in human but information pertaining to aspects of forensic im- corpses being transferre