Contribution to the knowledge of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae) attracted to carcasses in Piura, Peru

Kepler Nils Andrade-Herrera; Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu

doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.012

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Kepler Nils Andrade-Herrera Centro de Investigación en Biología Tropical y Conservación (CINBIOTYC), Departamento de Entomología. Piura, PIU, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4732-1613
Cátia Antunes de Mello-Patiu Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Museu Nacional (MN), Departamento de Entomologia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0162-0952

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https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2022.62.012

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Forensic entomology, Diptera, Flesh flies, New records, Northern Peru

Abstract

Despite being the most diverse family of flies found in carcasses and corps in the Neotropical Region, Sarcophagidae is still underestimated in Peru. This research was developed in the Department of Piura, Northern Peru and we identify the flesh flies captured on two kinds of animal carcasses: dog and guinea pigs. As a result, a new record was documented for Peru: Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) plinthopyga (Wiedemann, 1830) and eight new records for the Department of Piura.

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Contribution to the knowledge of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae) attracted to carcasses in Piura, Peru

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