Cuticular chemical compounds of puparial cases of three forensically important blow flies from Egypt: potential for accurate identification and forensic investigations

EE Zaher, SS Rashed, FA Abdel-Halim… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The distinct and species-specific chemical compounds found on the insect cuticle have
demonstrated effectiveness in various applications, including species identification …

Is It Possible to Obtain the Chemical Profile From Ethanol-Preserved Specimens? The Hydrocarbon and Fatty Acid Composition of the Social Wasp Polybia paulista …

DA da Silva Cunha, RS Telles Menezes… - Environmental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cuticular hydrocarbons perform multiple functions in insects such as protecting against
desiccation and pathogenic infection, and signaling interactions. Evaluation of cuticular …

Cuticular chemical composition as a tool for the identification of puparial cases of some forensically important Egyptian blow flies

EE Zaher, SS Rashed, FA Abdel-Halim… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Cuticular chemical compounds for many insect species were proven to be unique and
species specific. Because of their uniqueness, analysis of such chemical profiles, especially …