Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthavaroros Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Tarinee Chaiwong
College of Medicine and Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani University, 85 Sathonlamark Road, Warin Chamrap District, Ubon Ratchathani 34190, Thailand
Kom Sukontason
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthavaroros Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Hiromu Kurahashi
Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
Kabkaew L. Sukontason
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Inthavaroros Road, Muang District, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Roy C. Vogtsberger
Department of Biology, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft Boulevard, Wichita Falls, TX 76308, USA
Nophawan Bunchu
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, 99 Moo 9, Tha Pho Subdistrict, Muang District, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
Stomorhina discolor (Fabricius), a species of blow fly that mimics wasps, is distributed worldwide, but detailed information about characteristics of its adult terminalia is incomplete. To help fill this gap in the information, the morphology of adult stages of S. discolor was investigated using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Observations using the light microscope revealed unique characteristics of the male genitalia that are markedly different from other blow fly species. More morphological detail, including observation of several sensilla (e.g., sensilla trichoid and sensilla basiconica) along the male terminalia and female ovipositor, was seen under the scanning electron microscope. These details can be taxonomically valuable for identifying males and females of S. discolor and may help address matters concerning copulation in this species.
