The composition and quantity of insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) can be species-
specific as well as sexually dimorphic within species. CHC analysis has been previously …

Lipids play an essential role in providing energy and other physiological functions for
insects. Therefore, it is important to determine the composition of insect lipids from cuticular …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are organic compounds found on the cuticles of all insects
which can act as close‐contact pheromones, while also providing a hydrophobic barrier to …

In insects, cuticular lipids prevent water loss and act as semiochemicals. Because of their
ecological function, the profile change across the insects' sex and development offers insight …

Empty puparia, remnants of blow fly larvae cuticles, aid in estimating long-term post-mortem
intervals. Assessing alterations in cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) composition provides …

Ant evolutionary success depends mainly on the coordination of colony members, who
recognize nestmates based on the cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile of their epicuticle …

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) play an important role as contact pheromones in insects,
particularly in flies. However, for many fly taxa our understanding of the importance of CHCs …

An important role of the insect cuticle is to prevent wetting (ie, permeation of water) and also
to prevent penetration of potentially harmful substances. This barrier function mainly …

One of the most important contributions of forensic entomology is to assist criminal expertise
to determine the postmortem interval, which depends on the duration of the immature stages …

Forensic entomology plays an important role in medicolegal investigations by using insects,
primarily flies, to estimate the time of colonization. This estimation relies on the development …