Diptera Brachycera found inside the esophagus of a mummified adult male from the early XIX century, Lisbon, Portugal

Couri, Márcia Souto; Souza, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de; Cunha, André Mallemont; Pinheiro, João Páscoa; Cunha, Eugénia

doi:10.1590/s0074-02762008000200015

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“…Ophyra species (dump flies) are frequently recorded from buried corpses (Mégnin, 1894;Smith, 1986;Bourel et al, 2004;Huchet, unpublished) or corpses kept indoors, inaccessible to blowflies for several months. Several authors recovered puparia or adult remains belonging to this genus in graves from archaeological contexts (Huchet, 1996;Huchet and Gallis, 1996;Scharrer-Li ska and Grassberger, 2005), or associated with mummified bodies (Couri et al, 2008).…”

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Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Huchet

Greenberg

2010

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Comparable results were obtained by D' Almeida et al (1999) (14e15 days at 27 AE 1 C). Ophyra species usually appear during the stage of ammoniacal fermentation (Turchetto and Vanin, 2004;Couri et al, 2008). According to Byrd and Castner (2001), O. aenescens may be recovered on human cadavers during the late or active decay stage.…”

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Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Huchet

Greenberg

2010

Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…In particular, H. capensis is a common species in these forensic scenarios [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 38 ], reported in decay/advanced decay stages of body decomposition in exposed conditions, and as one of the first colonizers in buried corpses. Some studies have considered its preimaginal external morphology, such as Turchetto and Vanin [ 53 ] and Couri et al [ 54 , 55 ], who partially describe the third-stage larvae or the puparium, and Paños Nicolás [ 56 ] who provides a detailed description of each larval stage of the species, highlighting the most relevant characters that allow their identification. However, very few studies provide data on either their biology or the environmental conditions in which it develops.…”

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Life Cycle and Biometric Study of Hydrotaea capensis (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Muscidae), a Species of Forensic Interest

Pérez‐Marcos

López‐Gallego

Ramírez-Soria³

et al. 2022

Insects

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One of the most important and perhaps most used applications of forensic entomology concerns the estimation of the minimum post-mortem interval (minPMI), defined as the time interval between death and the actual finding of a corpse. Some Diptera species are critical in these studies because they are the first ones capable of detecting and finding a corpse and are selectively attracted by its decomposing status. Thus, the knowledge of the micromorphology of their preimaginal stages and of their life cycles within a time frame constitutes solid indicators for estimating the minPMI. Hydrotaea capensis is a Muscidae of forensic interest usually considered as a late colonizer of corpses. It is widely distributed, living mainly in warm regions, and present in a wide variety of habitats. In this study, the H. capensis life cycle was studied at four constant temperatures, 18°, 20°, 25° and 30 °C, by recording the duration of its different developmental stages, including the length reached in each larval stage, as well as some biometric characteristics of the emerged adults. Significant differences were observed in the average time of development of most larval stages, with a longer duration at low temperatures, and in the length of each larval stage depending on the temperature, but, in this case, without a clear pattern. Moreover, significant differences were found in some alar features, pointing to them as a relevant indicator to be considered. The data provided will assist forensic entomologists to make more accurate minPMI estimations in cases where H. capensis is present.

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“…Although the presence of mummified or partially mummified human and animal bodies of archaeological interest is reported from all over the world, the most studied from an entomological point of view are from Europe (Portugal, Italy, France, UK) ( Couri et al, 2009 ; Couri et al, 2008 ; Huchet, 2010 ; Huchet, 2013 ; Panagiotakopulu & Buckland, 2012 ; Vanin, 2016 ), North Africa (Egypt) ( Huchet, 2016 ; Huchet et al, 2013a ; Panagiotakopulu, 2001 ), and Central and South America (Peru, Mexico) ( Huchet & Greenberg, 2010 ; Nystrom, Goff & Goff, 2005 ; Reinhard & Buikstra, 2003 ).…”

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First record ofPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy

Giordani

Tuccia

Floris

et al. 2018

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The studies of insects from archaeological contexts can provide an important supplement of information to reconstruct past events, climate and environments. Furthermore, the list of the species present in an area in the past allows the reconstruction of the entomofauna on that area at that time, that can be different from the nowadays condition, providing information about biodiversity changes. In this work, the results of a funerary archaeoentomological study on samples collected from mummified corpses discovered during the restoration of the crypt of the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo (Sardinia, Italy) are reported. The majority of the sampled specimens were Diptera puparia, whereas only few Lepidoptera cocoons and some Coleoptera fragments were isolated. Among Diptera, Calliphoridae puparia were identified as Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826) and Calliphora vicina, (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) both species typical of the first colonization waves of exposed bodies. Three puparia fragments were also identified as belonging to a Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826, species (Sarcophagidae). Several Muscidae puparia of the species Hydrotaea capensis (Weidmermann, 1818), a late colonizer of bodies, and typical of buried bodies were also collected. The few moth (Lepidoptera) cocoons were identified as belonging to the family Tineidae. This family comprises species feeding on dry tissues and hair typical of the later phases of the human decomposition. Among Coleoptera a single specimen in the family Histeridae, Saprinus semistriatus (Scriba, 1790) and a single elytra, potentially of a species in the family Tenebrionidae, were also collected. Overall, the samples collected indicated an initial colonization of the bodies in an exposed context, mainly in a warm season. This research allows the finding of elements indicating the presence, at least in the past, of P. regina in Sardinia. This species at the moment seems extinct from Sardinia while it is quite common in the continent.

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Diptera Brachycera found inside the esophagus of a mummified adult male from the early XIX century, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract: Fly puparia and adult fragments of diptera muscid were found inside the esophagus of a mummified body from the early XIX century, buried inside the crypt of the Sacrament Church (Lisbon, Portugal)

Cited by 13 publications

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Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Flies, Mochicas and burial practices: a case study from Huaca de la Luna, Peru

Life Cycle and Biometric Study of Hydrotaea capensis (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Muscidae), a Species of Forensic Interest

First record ofPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy

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