01659nas a2200157 4500008004100000245015400041210006900195300001200264490000800276520109600284100001901380700001701399700001601416700001701432856005201449 2011 eng d00aInsects found on a human cadaver in central Italy including the blowfly Calliphora loewi (Diptera, Calliphoridae), a new species of forensic interest0 aInsects found on a human cadaver in central Italy including the  ae30-e330 v2073 a

In the case of unidentified bodies the estimation of the period since death or of the season of death plays an important role to focus the attention on a reduced number of people among the ones reported missing. Forensic entomology can be one of the most important methods for these estimations, as occurred in this case. Flies are typically the first insects to colonize a dead body. The case reported here concerns the colonisation by insects of a male body in advanced decay found during the winter in Central Italy. This case is of particular interest as few data are available on the entomological evidence in the cold season. In particular, in this case we recovered Calliphora loewi (Calliphoridae), a species never collected before on dead bodies in Southern Europe. Larvae of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (Stratiomyidae), pupae and larvae belonging to genus Hydrothea (Muscidae), and Necrobia rufipes (Cleridae) specimens were also collected. The estimated PMI enabled identification of the cadaver, confirmed by DNA analysis.

1 aVanin, Stefano1 aGherardi, M.1 aBugelli, V.1 aDi Paolo, M. uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.12.00401598nas a2200157 4500008004100000245010400041210006900145300000800214520106600222100002201288700002001310700001901330700002201349700001901371856005001390 2018 eng d00aRecord of Leptometopa latipes (Diptera: Milichiidae) from a human cadaver in the Mediterranean area0 aRecord of Leptometopa latipes Diptera Milichiidae from a human c a1-73 a

AbstractIn forensic entomology, insects are used mainly to obtain information about the time since death. This information is obtained studying the developmental rate of the first colonizers, principally species in the families Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae, Stratiomyidae and Phoridae. However, species belonging to other families can provide information about body transfer or the season of the death. Among them Milichiidae are flies rarely reported from human cases despite the larvae of some species are known as saprophagous feeding on plant and animal decomposing matter. A potential cause of the lack of records of these species from forensic cases can be related with the paucity of descriptions and illustrations of the immature stages. In this article, the entomological samples collected from a human body found inside an apartment in a Maghreb country, in Northern Africa, is reported and Leptometopa latipes (Diptera: Milichiidae) is described in detail. Molecular analysis is also reported to confirm the morphological analysis.

1 aGiordani, Giorgia1 aTuccia, Fabiola1 aZoppis, Silvia1 aVecchiotti, Carla1 aVanin, Stefano uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2018.1490473