The most recent revision of North American blow flies was by Hall; however, Hall's keys
have proven to be difficult to use because of his heavy reliance on proportional …

The calliphorids flies comprise a heterogenous family found in all zoogeographical regions,
with over 1,000 species and 150 genera described. The blow flies have a great medical and …

A key to 23 species of Neotropical Lucilia, including six new species is given. Information is
provided on all known Lucilia species found in the region, including the West Indies …

Abstract Eradicating screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Coquerel), from continental
North American via the sterile insect technique has provided huge economic benefit to …

Hybrids of Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina have been shown to exist in previous studies
using molecular methods, but no study has shown explicitly that these hybrids can be …

Correct identification of forensically important insects, such as flies in the family
Calliphoridae, is a crucial step for them to be used as evidence in legal investigations …

Most tropical mammal species are threatened or data-deficient. Data collection is impeded
by the traditional monitoring approaches which can be laborious, expensive and struggle to …

Objective To investigate insects visiting sun exposed and shaded decomposing rabbit
carcasses and to establish the relationship between insects and carcasses which may be of …

Species 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 …

Blow flies are of medical, sanitary, veterinary, and forensic importance. Their accurate
taxonomic identification is essential for their use in applied research. However, neotropical …