Comparative Study of Dipteran Species Diversity and Their Succession on Rabbit Carrion in Two Different Mangrove Areas of Peninsular Malaysia

Table 3

Successional patterns of dipteran species in Masai mangrove area.

Diptera species

Day (PMI)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Decomposition stages

F

BL

ACD

ADD

DR

Chrysomya megacephala

*

*

*

*

*

*

Chrysomya rufifacies

*

*

*

*

Phaenicia sericata

#

#

#

#

Sarcophaga sp.

*

*

Hydrotaea sp.

*

*

*

*

Musca domestica

#

#

Limnophora sp.

*

*

*

Cestrotus sp.

#

Homoneura tincta

#

Megaselia sp.

*

*

*

*

*

*

Note: F: Fresh; BL: Bloated; ACD: Active decay stage; ADD: Advanced decay stage; DR: Dry remain.
*: Adult and immature stages present.
#: Only adult individual present.