scholarly journals Temporal dynamic and key species of the sarcosapropha­gous entomofauna in a Mediterranean natural environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 123-137
Author(s):  
María Pérez-Marcos ◽  
Maria Dolores García ◽  
Elena López-Gallego ◽  
María Isabel Arnaldos
Keyword(s):  
Great Distance ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Mountainous Area ◽  
Forensic Application ◽  
Temporal Dynamic ◽  
Se Spain ◽  
Specific Location ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
Key Species ◽  
Potential Use

Los insectos pueden detectar la presencia de un cadáver a gran distancia, colonizándolo rápidamente y siendo los primeros en explotar este recurso. La composición y dinámica de la comunidad, junto con su presencia en un lugar específico, son clave para su posterior aplicación forense. Por este motivo, se estudió la fauna entomosarcosaprófaga asociada a un cadáver en una zona montañosa de la provincia de Murcia (SE, España). Las especies Chrysomya albiceps, Calliphora vicina y C. vomitoria fueron las especies más valiosas como indicadores estacionales. Estas especies, junto con Dermestes frischii, Camponotus sylvaticus y la superfamilia Chalcidoidea, definen un patrón claro de colonización que varía según la estación del año. Finalmente, la especies Iberoformica subrufa pueden tener valor potencial como indicador de hábitat del área estudiada. Insects can detect the presence of a cadaver at a great distance, colonizing it rapidly and being the first to exploit this resource. Its composition and dynamics, together with its presence in a specific location, are key to its subsequent forensic application. For this reason, it was studied the entomosarcosaprophagous fauna associated with a carcass in a wild mountainous area of the province of Murcia (SE, Spain). The species Chrysomya albiceps, Calliphora vicina and C. vomitoria were the most valuables species as seasonal indicators. These species, together with Dermestes frischii, Camponotus sylvaticus and those of the Chalcidoidea superfamily, define a clear pattern of colonization that varies according to the season of the year. Finally, the species Iberoformica subrufa may be of potential use as habitat indicator of the studied area.

scholarly journals DIVERSITY OF NECROPHAGOUS BLOWFLY (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE) OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY IMPORTANCE IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS IN CÓRDOBA (ARGENTINA)

Caldasia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 183-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moira Battán-Horenstein ◽  
Laura M. Bellis ◽  
Raquel M. Gleiser
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
South America ◽  
Abundant Species ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Lucilia Sericata ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
Veterinary Importance ◽  
The City

<p>The complex nature of urban environments can have different effects on species diversity and composition. The aim of this work was to characterize the assemblage of Calliphoridae regarding its richness, abundance, and synanthropy in Córdoba City, Argentina. Three sampling sites differing in their distance to the border of the city and degree of urbanization were selected. In each site, collections were carried out with 12 traps baited with cow liver (200 g per trap) that were operated for five consecutive days during three different times of the year, in April, June and August 2013. A total of 341 adult calliphorids from nine species, Lucilia sericata (Meigen), L. eximia (Wiedemann), L. cuprina (Wiedemann), L. cluvia (Walker), Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, Sarconesia chlorogaster (Wiedemann), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), C. megacephala (Fabricius) and C. chloropyga (Wiedemann) were collected. Lucilia sericata was the most abundant species followed by C. vicina. Species diversity, composition and abundance changed between sites, richness being lowest at the most urbanized site. All species are cosmopolitan except Sarconesia chlorogaster, whose distribution is restricted to South America. These results are consistent with a homogenization of the fauna in urban environments.</p>

scholarly journals Post-mortem Interval Estimation in a Forensic Case with Two Predatory Species: Chrysomya albiceps and Synthesiomyia nudiseta

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1(Special)) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Tania Ivorra ◽  
Anabel Martínez-Sánchez ◽  
Salvador Giner Alberola
Keyword(s):  
Interval Estimation ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Degree Days ◽  
Se Spain ◽  
Predatory Behaviour ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Forensic Case ◽  
The Town ◽  
Accumulated Degree Days

A forensic case in which two facultative predatory species were found together on a human corpse is presented in this work. Second and third instar larvae of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (van der Wulp, 1883) (Diptera: Muscidae) and Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) were collected from the dead body of a man on 14th November 2019, but puparia in the autopsy pictures were observed after, but not collected. The corpse was found on the terrace of the third floor of a building located in the town of Elche (SE Spain), and the pathologist confirmed the death as natural. The minimum post-mortem interval was estimated by the time to reach the length of the collected larvae or to reach the pupal developmental stage (in days and accumulated degree-days). In accordance with the influence of the predatory behaviour of each of these species on the developmental data of the other, as described in the existing literature, the effect of a hypothetical competition between both species on post-mortem interval was discussed.

Potential Use of a Significant Scientific Geosite: the Messinian Coral Reef of Santa Pola (SE Spain)

Geoheritage ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugo Corbí ◽  
Ignacio Fierro ◽  
Ainara Aberasturi ◽  
Esteban J. Sánchez Ferris
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Se Spain ◽  
Potential Use

A preliminary investigation of insect succession on carrion in Calabria (southern Italy)

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pietro Brandmayr ◽  
Silvia Greco ◽  
Tullia Zetto Brandmayr Brandmayr ◽  
Teresa Bonacci ◽  
Claudio Tersaruolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Relative Abundance ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Insect Fauna ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
Post Mortem Interval

AbstractWe present data from the first study of successional patterns of insect fauna in Calabria (southern Italy). The aim was to identify and qualitatively assess the major taxa of forensic importance in this region. Studies were conducted in autumn-winter 2006, summer 2007 and winter 2008 in the Botanical Garden, University of Calabria. Over 50 taxa were collected and identified. The most abundant fly species were Lucilia caesar (Linnaeus, 1758), L. sericata (Meigen, 1826), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819), Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830, C. vomitoria (Linnaeus, 1758), Sarcophaga spp., Amobia sp ., Musca domestica Linnaeus, 1758, and Muscina stabulans ((Fallén). The successional patterns, relative abundance of adult sarcosaprophagous insects, carcass decay, diversity and seasonality of species are described and the taxa useful for estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI) are identified. The data of this study could be very useful for further forensic investigations in southern Italy.

scholarly journals Effects of ante-mortem use of methadone on insect succession patterns

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davoud Keshavarzi ◽  
Yavar Rassi ◽  
Mohamad Ali Oshaghi ◽  
Korush Azizi ◽  
Sayena Rafizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Null Hypothesis ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Dominant Species ◽  
Mantel Test ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Evaluation of insect succession patterns is a scientific method to estimate the time elapsed since death. Several studies have shown that ante-mortem intake of opioids affect maggot growth rate. However, there are few published data that investigate the effect of ante-mortem opioid use on insect succession patterns. Therefore, the main purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of methadone on the succession patterns of insects on rabbit carcasses during the spring and winter of 2019. In the present study, the H-null hypothesis represents the dissimilarity between the successional waves of species from testing and control carcasses (H0: P: 0). Results During this study, 15 and 13 insect species were collected from carcasses during the spring and winter, respectively. The most dominant species during the both seasons were Chrysomya albiceps and Calliphora vicina. These two species preferred to lay eggs on the control carcasses earlier than the treated carcasses. Lucilia cuprina was observed only from the remains of untreated carcasses, while Saprinus chalcites and Necrobia rufipes were recorded only from the remains of treated rabbits. Samples indicate that 11.8% of the insects were members of the Coleoptera. Permutation analyzes based on the Mantel test were 0.647 ± 0.16 (P = 0.009) and 0.693 ± 0.16 (P = 0.003) for the similarity of the species between treated and untreated carcasses in the spring and winter, respectively. Permutation analyzes for the two most dominant fly species (Ch. albiceps and C. vicina) between the treated and untreated carcasses in the spring and winter were 0.515 ± 0.15 (P = 0.05) and 0.491 ± 0.14 (P = 0.09), respectively. Conclusion The results revealed that the overall pattern of insect succession was similar between the treated and untreated rabbit carcasses. However, the patterns of succession of Chrysomya albiceps and Calliphora vicina differed slightly between treated and untreated carcasses, and this could have an effect on the PMI min estimate.

scholarly journals Yaz Mevsiminde Samsun’daki Nekrofaj Diptera Çeşitliliği

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Kokdener ◽  
Ünal Zeybekoğlu ◽  
Eylem Gündüz
Keyword(s):  
Musca Domestica ◽  
Lucilia Sericata ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps

Amaç: Nekrofaj böcekler ölümden kısa bir süre sonra cesede gelirler. Olay yerindeki nekrofaj böceklerin dağılımı, biyolojisi ve davranışı ile ilgili bulgular ölüm hakkında önemli ipuçları sağlar. Cesetteki nekrofaj böcek delilleri ile ilgili en yaygın uygulama, ölümden sonra geçen sürenin tahmin (PMI) edilmesidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiye’nin kuzeyinde bulunan Samsun ilindeki nekrofaj Diptera takımına ait tür topluluğunu ve çeşitliliğini tespit etmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Samsun’dan seçilen iki farklı doğal bölgeye 2017 yılının Haziran, Temmuz ve Ağustos aylarında içerisinde 150 gr ciğer olan 3 tuzak (toplam 6) yerleştirilmiş ve 2 günde bir kontrol edilmek suretiyle materyaller toplanmıştır. Materyallerin tanısı Spilza’nın teşhis anahtarına göre yapılmıştır. Çalışmamızda her iki bölgede örneklem gruplarında türlerin biyo çeşitlilililik indeksini belirlemek için, Shannon Wiener veSimpson Çeşitlilik İndeksleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular ve Sonuç: Araştırma süresince iki farklı bölgeden Diptera takımının 3 farklı familyası içinde yer alan 6 türe ait 2877 örnek toplanmıştır. Calliphora vicina (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), Lucilia sericata (Meigen, 1826), Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830), Sarcophaga similis (Meade, 1876), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann, 1819) ve Musca domestica (Linnaeus, 1758) yem tuzaklarından elde edilmiştir. Yaz mevsimi boyunca her iki bölgede görülen bütün türler arasındaki farklılık anlamlı değildir. L. sericata yaz mevsimi boyunca her iki bölgede populasyon yoğunluğu en yüksek oranda görülen türdür. Ch. albiceps 15 Temmuz-15 Ağustos tarihleri arasında sadece Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi kampüs alanında görülmüştür. S. similis ise sadece ağustos ayında görülmüştür. C. vicina, L. sericata, S. argyrostoma her iki bölgede yaz mevsimi boyunca sürekli görülmüştür.

scholarly journals Survey of Forensically Important Calliphoridae in Samsun

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meltem Kökdener ◽  
Erdal Polat
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Canis Lupus ◽  
Forensic Entomology ◽  
Seasonal Distribution ◽  
Calliphora Vicina ◽  
Canis Lupus Familiaris ◽  
Chrysomya Albiceps ◽  
Minimum Relative Humidity ◽  
Forensic Practice ◽  
One Year

Objective: This study was conducted from June 2009 to 2010 in north of Turkey, province Samsun. The objective was to determine forensically important Calliphoridae (Diptera) species and their seasonal distribution on dog carrcass during one year, this studies were carried out in a three different area of Samsun.Material and Methods: Three dogs carcass (Canis lupus familiaris L.), weighing approximately 15-20 kg each, were used as models for studying decomposition and insect succession in each experiments. Ambient daily temperature (maximum and minimum), relative humidity (RH) were recorded and existing keys were used for identification of different species.Results: Lucillia sericata (Meigen), Chrysomya albiceps (Wiedemann), Calliphora vomitoria (Linnaeus) and Calliphora vicina (Robineau-Desvoidy) species were encountered. It was shown that the seasonal distribution of the collected species was different from each other. Chrysomya albiceps was observed in summer, auntumn and spring. In the spring and winter, the dominant fly species were Calliphora vicina. The rate of carcass's decomposition was faster in summer and autumn as compared to spring and winter. Results indicated that ambient temperature is the chief factor determining the seasonal variations in decay rate.Conclusion: This report also identified some of the Calliphoridae that occur in north of Turkey. The importance of regional faunistic studies of the calliphoridous community, the results of which may be applied to forensic practice in the future.Keywords: Forensic entomology, insect succession, corpse, postmortem interval, decomposition.

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