Chrysomya chani Kurahashi (Diptera: Calliphoridae), a blow fly species of forensic importance: morphological characters of the third larval instar and a case report from Thailand

• Main Authors: Kabkaew L. Sukontason (Author), Tanin Bhoopat (Author), Anchalee Wannasan (Author), Narin Sontigun (Author), Sangob Sanit (Author), Jens Amendt (Author), Chutharat Samerjai (Author), Kom Sukontason (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford University Press, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Blow flies are worldwide the most important insects from a forensic point of view. In Thailand, aside from the two most common species, Chrysomya megacephala (F.) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart), Chrysomya chani Kurahashi was also found to be of forensic importance. We present a case of a human...