The aim of this study was to determine Coleoptera succession in pig carcasses in Eskişehir Province, Turkey, and to evaluate differences in successional patterns between rural and urban habitats. A total of 24 pig carcasses were placed in rural and urban areas in Eskişehir Province for one-year period between June 2012 and May 2013. A total of 80 species belonging to the families Staphylinidae, Histeridae, Dermestidae, Silphidae and Cleridae (Coleoptera) were collected either directly from carcasses or sifted for the specimens hiding in the soil. The months and duration of all species on the different stages of carcass decomposition were recorded. In addition, new records were added to the Coleoptera fauna of carcass for Turkey. The study revealed that, both species number and activity periods were different even in areas very close to each other. It is suggested that this type of long-term succession study should be performed across all provinces of Turkey. Acquired data could potentially be used for estimating the minimum post-mortem interval in forensic cases in Turkey.
New records for the horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) fauna of Turkey and description of Hybomitra tanatmisi sp. nov. 1 Türkiye at sineği (Diptera: Tabanidae) faunası için yeni kayıtlar ve Hybomitra tanatmisi sp. nov.'nin deskripsiyonu
SummaryNew records are presented for a number of species collected from central and north-eastern parts of Turkey. Four species and one subspecies represent new records for Turkey: Tabanus hauseri Olsufjev, 1967, Tabanus hissaricus Baratov, 1962, Tabanus holtzianus Enderlein, 1927, Tabanus tenuicornis (Enderlein, 1932 and Tabanus laetetinctus sordes Bogatchev & Samedov, 1949. Notes on distribution of the species are provided and briefly discussed.
Larvae of Calliphora vicina and Calliphora loewi were reared on minced cattle lung tissues treated with different Lorazepam concentrations based on levels of public common usage for therapeutical, narcotic and suicidal purposes to evaluate the reliability of insect larvae for toxicological investigations. The species are studied to determine time deviations caused by toxicological influences owing to their features like speed on heading the corpse, value on PMI estimation, briefness at developmental processes and easiness about rearing at laboratory conditions. Body length, weight, death ratio of larvae and pupa were compared within control groups. The results demonstrated that larvae feeding on drug containing tissues in slight dosages developed more rapidly and adult emergence was greater, but also higher concentrations created completely adverse results. The time required for pupation was significantly greater for colonies fed on tissues from lorazepam-dosed diets than for the control group. Results emphasize the importance of determining the contamination rates of lorazepam are essential to prevent deviation on PMI estimations.
The article presents the horsefly fauna (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Kırıkkale province, Turkey. During the active periods in 2019 and 2020 a total of 2908 horseflies representing 40 species and classified in 3 subfamily. 36 species of these 40 samples are firstly recorded from Kırıkkale. The most common subfamily is Tabaninae represented with 34 species, followed by the subfamily Pangoninae-1 and Chrysopsinae-5 species, respectively. Species collected in pastures, highlands, forestlands, rural and urban areas around Kırıkkale province with Malaise and Nzi traps which were baited with 1-octen-3-ol. Worldwide distribution of the collected species is also given. Species except the Tabanus
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