Resumo. Apresenta-se o registro de sarcofagídeos colonizando um cadáver carbonizado em uma área de restinga no município de Mata de São João, Bahia, o qual foi encontrado dentro de um recipiente metálico. As larvas coletadas da vítima foram criadas em dieta específica, com temperatura, umidade e fotoperíodo controlados até a fase adulta para possibilitar a identificação taxonômica. Sete espécimes de Peckia trivittata (Curran) emergiram da criação em laboratório. O presente artigo reporta o primeiro registro da espécie P. trivittata em cadáver humano e a primeira ocorrência dessa espécie para o estado da Bahia, Brasil.First record of Peckia (Squamatodes) trivittata (Curran) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) colonizing carbonized human corpse in restinga area of Bahia, BrazilAbstract. It is presented a record of Sarcophagidae flies colonizing a human carbonized corpse in a restinga area in the municipality of Mata de São João, Bahia, which was found inside a metal container. The larvae collected from the victim were reared in a specific diet, with temperature, humidity and photoperiod controlled until the adult emergence to enable taxonomic identification. Seven adult specimens of Peckia trivittata (Curran) emerged from the laboratory creation. The present article also reports the first record of the species P. trivittata on the human corpse and the first occurrence of this species for Bahia State, Brazil.

The first record of Ravinia almeidai (Lopes, 1946) is reported for the state of Bahia, northeast region of Brazil. The record of this fly species significantly contributes to the knowledge of sarcophagids from the northeast, as well as to the mapping of its distribution in the Brazilian territory.

With the aim of reducing the gap in the knowledge on the Sarcophagidae fauna that occurring in the Northeast region of Brazil, the present work reports the unheard occurrence of two species of the genus Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826 in Bahia. The specimens were sampled in the urban area of the Salvador municipality (Bahia State, Brazil), through two collecting methods: traps using human feces as baits [adapted from the model proposed by Ferreira (1978)], and active sweep with entomological net. The present study brings the first record of Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa for the Brazilian Northeast region and the first record of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) ruficornis for Bahia State.

In this article we present the historical records of the Brazilian hawkmoths deposited in the Entomological Collection of the Museu de História Natural da Bahia (MHNBA-UFBA), including the historical Lepidoptera collection donated by Dr. Pedro de Araújo to the MHNBA-UFBA. The Sphingidae collection is composed of 243 specimens and represents 24 genera and 66 species. The historical collection consists of specimens captured between the years 1924 and 1934, and we also included to the collection specimens that were captured more recently, between 1982 and 2014. The subfamily Macroglossinae presented the greatest species richness and Smerinthinae the presented the least species richness. Of all of specimens in the collection, 151 came from São Paulo State (Brazil), 41 from Santa Catarina State, 50 from Bahia State and only one from Pernambuco State. Three topotypes were identified in the collection, namely: Eumorpha translineatus (Rothschild, 1895), Xylophanes crenulata Vaglia & Haxaire, 2009 and Xylophanes alineae Haxaire & Mielke, 2018.

Popularly known as “witch ants” or “velvet ants”, mutillids are solitary ectoparasitoids wasps of immature insects. Atillum André, 1903, is a genus endemic to South America composed of 49 valid species. This study was motivated by the inconsistency of the available information, where, depending on the consulted bibliography, the number of Atillum species in Brazil varies. This contribution aims to reduce the knowledge gap on this genus, verifying the real number of species that comprise it and which actually inhabit Brazil. The specialized bibliography for Mutillidae and Atillum was consulted, in addition to carrying out an exhaustive consultation of the specialized bibliography. Additionally, to validate some of the records found, Atillum specimens deposited in the main collections that house this group were examined. As a result, records were found for ten Atillum species in Brazil, nine of which were confirmed as present in the country, and unpublished records of presence of Atillum and Atillum bucephalum (Perty, 1833) in four Brazilian states and eight municipalities located in the Northeastern region of the country

Forensic Entomology can be defined as an area of Biological Sciences that uses the knowledge about insects and other Arthropods in criminal investigations, since decomposing corpses are sources of resources for arthropods, including insects belonging to the Coleoptera order. The objective of this work was to carry out a rapid assessment inventory of beetles of forensic importance in an urban fragment of the Atlantic Forest (Parque Metropolitano de Pituaçu) located in the city of Salvador, State of Bahia, Brazil. We conducted a collection in the dry period (January 2013) and another collection in the rainy period (July 2013). The capture of coleopterans took place through the use of “Pitfall” traps, stocked with a mixed bait (chicken gizzard and sardines). A total of 239 were collected, distributed in three families: Scarabaeidae (96.1%), Staphylinidae (3.0%) and Histeridae (0.9%). The morphospecies Dicothomius sp. 1 (Scarabaeidae), was more abundant with 94.1% of the specimens sampled. The dry period was more representative for both richness and abundance. All species/morphospecies sampled already have previous records as belonging to forensic importance according to previous studies.

In a global context, few studies have investigated the effects of urbanization on apifauna, as well as the importance of green areas in urban centers for the conservation of local bee fauna. In Brazil, this line of research is still quite recent, with most studies carried out in regions with a predominance of the Atlantic Rainforest phytogeographic domain. For the Brazilian state of Bahia, such research is still scarce and, especially, if we consider the large territorial dimension that this state denotes. In the area that covers the Cerrado, few studies have been carried out that inventory the urban apifauna. In this paper we present a list of bee species recorded in urban areas of the city of Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil, which represent the first apifauna inventory in the Western region of Bahia. Specimens were collected fortnightly from November 2019 to April 2020, using two sampling methods: colored water traps (ARCAs/pantraps) and entomological net, in two remnants of vegetation used as sampling points. A total of 749 specimens were sampled, distributed in four families, 18 tribes, 29 genera, and 45 species. A total of 369 (49.3%) specimens were collected using the entomological net and 380 specimens (50.7%) by using the ARCAs. Our results showed that the area with the highest level of urbanization had bioindicator species of degraded environments, which benefit from urbanization, and despite the urban growth, the fragments found in the matrix can serve as a refuge for bee fauna, as long as they are well planned.