First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia
Signal fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) was observed associated with animal carcasses in Malaysia. The first observation was on a monkey carcass, which was killed by using a handgun and immediately placed in a forested area in Gombak, Selangor while the second observation was on a pig...
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| author | Dhang, C.C. Chin, H.C. McAlpine, D. Kurahashi, H. Ahmad, N.W. Marwi, M.A. Jeffery, J. Lim, L.H. Omar, B. Sofian-Azirun, Mohd |
| author_facet | Dhang, C.C. Chin, H.C. McAlpine, D. Kurahashi, H. Ahmad, N.W. Marwi, M.A. Jeffery, J. Lim, L.H. Omar, B. Sofian-Azirun, Mohd |
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| description | Signal fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) was observed associated with animal carcasses in Malaysia. The first observation was on a monkey carcass, which was killed by using a handgun and immediately placed in a forested area in Gombak, Selangor while the second observation was on a pig that died of natural causes and whose carcass was placed in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor. Both animal carcasses were visited by Scholastes sp. flies during the fresh decomposition period. However, the role Scholastes flies in the decomposition process remains unknown. In this paper, we report the occurrence of Scholastes sp. on animal carcasses in Malaysia for the first time. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-58022019-02-13T09:14:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/5802/ First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia Dhang, C.C. Chin, H.C. McAlpine, D. Kurahashi, H. Ahmad, N.W. Marwi, M.A. Jeffery, J. Lim, L.H. Omar, B. Sofian-Azirun, Mohd QH301 Biology Signal fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) was observed associated with animal carcasses in Malaysia. The first observation was on a monkey carcass, which was killed by using a handgun and immediately placed in a forested area in Gombak, Selangor while the second observation was on a pig that died of natural causes and whose carcass was placed in an oil palm plantation in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor. Both animal carcasses were visited by Scholastes sp. flies during the fresh decomposition period. However, the role Scholastes flies in the decomposition process remains unknown. In this paper, we report the occurrence of Scholastes sp. on animal carcasses in Malaysia for the first time. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/5802/1/First_report_of_the_signal_fly%2C_Scholastes_sp._%28Diptera_Platystomatidae%29_visiting_animal_carcasses_in_Malaysia.pdf Dhang, C.C. and Chin, H.C. and McAlpine, D. and Kurahashi, H. and Ahmad, N.W. and Marwi, M.A. and Jeffery, J. and Lim, L.H. and Omar, B. and Sofian-Azirun, Mohd (2008) First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 25 (3). pp. 264-266. ISSN 0127-5720, |
| spellingShingle | QH301 Biology Dhang, C.C. Chin, H.C. McAlpine, D. Kurahashi, H. Ahmad, N.W. Marwi, M.A. Jeffery, J. Lim, L.H. Omar, B. Sofian-Azirun, Mohd First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title | First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title_full | First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title_short | First Report of the Signal Fly, Scholastes sp. (Diptera: Platystomatidae) Visiting Animal Carcasses in Malaysia |
| title_sort | first report of the signal fly scholastes sp diptera platystomatidae visiting animal carcasses in malaysia |
| topic | QH301 Biology |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/5802/1/First_report_of_the_signal_fly%2C_Scholastes_sp._%28Diptera_Platystomatidae%29_visiting_animal_carcasses_in_Malaysia.pdf |
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