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A case of traumatic dermal myiasis in Quebec caused by Phormia regina (Meigen) (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

F. E. A. Ali-Khan, Zehra Fatima Ali-Khan

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A case of human myiasis due to Phormia regina (Meigen) is reported from Montreal, Quebec. Large numbers of larvae were removed from a necrotic hip wound in a 44-year-old male. Larvae were reared to the adult stage; larval and pupal measurements and development times are given.

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Key concepts: Calliphoridae, Phormia regina, Myiasis, Biology, Larva, Pupa, Forensic entomology, Zoology