Breeding of the Scuttle Fly Megaselia scalaris in a fish Carcass and Implications for the use in Forensic Entomology (Diptera: Phoridae).

Moretti, Thiago de Carvalho; Thyssen, Patricia Jacqueline; Solis, Daniel Russ

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Title:

Breeding of the Scuttle Fly Megaselia scalaris in a fish Carcass and Implications for the use in Forensic Entomology (Diptera: Phoridae).

Author(s):

Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

0171-8177

Sponsorship:

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Sponsorship Process Number:

FAPESP: 04/08544-0
FAPESP: 06/60504-9

Abstract:

The breeding of 138 specimens of the scuttle fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew 1866) in a piece of sardine, Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) (Teleostei: Clupeidae), exposed in a rural site in SE Brazil is reported. Some aspects regarding the exploitation of carcasses of such nature and size by phorids are discussed, aiming to comprehend their potential forensic utility.

Issue Date:

1-Jan-2009

Citation:

Entomologia Generalis. Stuttgart: E Schweizerbartsche Verlags, v. 31, n. 4, p. 349-353, 2009.

Time Duration:

349-353

Publisher:

E Schweizerbart'sche Verlags

Keywords:

Megaselia scalaris (Loew 1866)
fish carrion
necrophagous flies
Neotropical region
forensic sciences

Source:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/entom.gen/31/2008/349

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outro

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http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/40072

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