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Megacephala <genus>

Known as: Megacephala 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Larval Competition of Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae): Behavior and Ecological Studies of Two Blow Fly Species of Forensic Significance
Abstract Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies are two predominant necrophagous species in Taiwan. Larvae of the latter… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
An invasion revisited: the African big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) in northern Australia
Long-term studies provide the best information for invasion ecology as multi-temporal sampling can illuminate invasion dynamics… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Biology and Impacts of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 3. The African Big-Headed Ant, Pheidole megacephala (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
ABSTRACT In the Pacific region, the African big-headed ant, Pheidole megacephala, is now widespread in tropical areas… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
LIFE TABLE OF CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA (FABRICIUS) (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE)
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Effects of eucalyptol on house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and blow fly (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
The effects of eucalyptol were evaluated against the house fly, Musca domestica L., and blow fly, Chrysomya megacephala (F.). The… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Impact of an introduced ant on native rain forest invertebrates: Pheidole megacephala in monsoonal Australia
Pheidole megacephala is an exotic ant species that has severely affected native invertebrate biodiversity throughout the tropics… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
The Effect of Alien Predatory Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on Hawaiian Endemic Spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)
The fauna of the Hawaiian Islands is characterized by spectacular species radiations with high levels ofendemism, which is… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Direct and indirect interactions between ants (Pheidole megacephala), scales (Coccus viridis) and plants (Pluchea indica)
SummaryThis study investigated direct and indirect interactions between the ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabr.), the green scale… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae) has reached the continental United States: review of its biology, pest status, and spread around the world.
  • J. Wells
  • Journal of medical entomology
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 24988189
Chrysomya megacephala (F.), an Old World calliphorid of considerable public health importance, was first discovered in Brazil in… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
A comparison of the role of Musca domestica (Linnaeus) and Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) as mechanical vectors of helminthic parasites in a typical slum area of Metropolitan Manila.
A total of 1,016 flies (508 each for Musca domestica and Chrysomya megacephala) were collected from a typical urban slum area… 
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