Forensically Important and Seasonal Changes in Temperatures of Developmental Stages in Life Cycle of Sarcophagidae Fly, Sarcophaga Africa

Authors

  • B S Khaire Department of Zoology, Anandrao Dhonde Alias Babaji Mahavidhyalaya Kada Maharashtra India Dist- Beed, Maharashtra 414202, India
  • P A Bhosale Department of Zoology, Sundarrao More College, Poladpur, Raigad Dist, Cholai, Maharashtra 402303, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.39.2.2

Keywords:

Forensic Insect, PMI season, Lifecycle Duration, Temp Change

Abstract

Sarcophaga Africa is one of the hairy maggot flesh flies that feeds on  meat carrion, and dead and decaying matter of animals to complete its  life cycle which is useful for post-mortem interval (PMI).  Determination in forensic investigations. The actual life cycle hours  and days are calculated due to the morphological parameter of the life  cycle of Sarcophaga Africa were studied in different seasons; The Life  cycle in the rainy season was completed in 270 ± 1.25 hrs (11.25 ±  0.40 days), when the maximum temperature was 27.02°C and the  minimum temperature was 26.4°C; in summer season when the  maximum temperature was 36.6°C and the minimum temperature  33.2°C, the life cycle was completed in 220± 1.17 hrs (6.16. ± 0.10  days), while in cycle was completed in 310 ± 1.35hrs (12.91 ± 0.21  days) when the maximum and minimum winter season life cm  temperatures were 27.4°C and 17.2°C respectively. The temperature  plays an important role in determining the developmental stages of  the life cycle of Sarcophaga Africa which should be considered during  PMI determination. The external parameters of different stages differ  from season to season. Larvae were healthy and bigger in the rainy  season but in summer were short and small-sized. The size of larvae  in the winter season was also smaller than the size in both summer  and rainy seasons. 

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Published

2023-12-30

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2023): Bio-Science Research Bulletin (Jul-Dec) 2023

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Forensically Important and Seasonal Changes in Temperatures of Developmental Stages in Life Cycle of Sarcophagidae Fly, Sarcophaga Africa. (2023). Bio Science Research Bulletin, 39(2), 56–59. https://doi.org/10.48165/bpas.2023.39.2.2