First report of Peckia (Squamatodes) ingens (Walker, 1849) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) colonizing human corpse in the Neotropical region

Autor: Stephanie Evelyn França Guimarães, Daphiner Millena Pereira de Melo, Taciano Moura Barbosa, Rodrigo Cesar Azevedo Pereira Farias, Carla de Lima Bicho
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; v. 62 (2022); e202262020
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 62 (2022); e202262020
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
instacron:USP
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Volume: 62, Article number: e202262020, Published: 22 JUN 2022
ISSN: 1807-0205
0031-1049
Popis: We report a case of male corpse colonization found inside a residence in the municipality of Areia, Paraíba, Brazil. The body was found in the gaseous stage of decomposition and was colonized by fly larvae. We reared the larvae collected at the crime scene on a temperature-controlled. We supplied beef as a feeding substrate for the larvae until adult emergence to allow taxonomic identification. Three specimens of Peckia (Squamatodes) ingens emerged in the laboratory. Thus, we present the first record of the flesh-fly Peckia (S.) ingens colonizing a human corpse in Neotropical region, updating the list of species with forensic potential. In addition, information on the total time of the species development and the implications of these findings for the consolidation of forensic entomology in the Northeast region were discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE