Four new Megaselia species (Diptera: Phoridae) from aanimal carcasses in Bangi, Malaysia

Raja Muhammad Zuha; R Henry L Disney

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4508.4.3

Four new Megaselia species (Diptera: Phoridae) from aanimal carcasses in Bangi, Malaysia

Zootaxa. 2018 Nov 2;4508(4):551-561. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.4.3.

Authors

Raja Muhammad Zuha¹, R Henry L Disney

Affiliation

¹ Forensic Science Program, School of Diagnostic & Applied Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.. rmzuha@ukm.edu.my.

PMID: 30485963
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4508.4.3

Abstract

Megaselia bangiensis Disney sp. nov., M. cumpapillarum Disney sp. nov., M. hyplongiseta Disney sp. nov. and M. selangorensis Disney sp. nov. were collected from rabbit carcasses placed in concealed environments in Bangi, Malaysia.

Keywords: Diptera, scuttle fly, Phoridae, Megaselia, forensic entomology, animal carcass.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cadaver
Diptera*
Malaysia
Rabbits