Mitochondrial Coi Gene Based Identification Of Indian Sarcophagid Flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae): A Review

Accurate identification of various species found in and around the corpse is very crucial for the determination of post mortem interval (PMI). In family Sarcophgidae, larvae and adults are very similar in external morphology, so accurate species identification is very difficult. To overcome this difficulty, cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene of mitochondria is very good choice for species identification. In India, very few workers are doing research in this very promising field. In the present review paper, we are presenting the research of all the workers involved in the species identification of Indian flesh flies.