DNA typing of Diptera collected from human corpses in Portugal

Insects (Diptera) associated with cadavers at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Pernambuco, Brazil: Implications for forensic entomology

“…This relatively low diversity, especially considering the environmental differences in the sites where the bodies were found, was similarly registered in a recent study conducted on 32 corpses in Portugal, in which only eight species were found colonising human cadavers [18].…”

Blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) activity in sun exposed and shaded carrion in Portugal

“…Post-feeding larvae and second generations collected reveal that these six species are able to breed on corpses in this time of the year, in Portugal. Th e presence of the same species was recently reported from larvae collected in human corpses in the north of Portugal (Cainé et al 2009).…”

Occurrences of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) on human cadavers in Switzerland, and their importance as forensic indicators

“…This has led to some curious results in articles dealing with forensic entomology. Some recent studies, like the ones by Archer and Elgar [15], Cainé et al [16] and Charabidze et al [17], indicate only Sarcophagidae or Sarcophaga sp., but no species identifications are made. Others provide identifications that are highly unlikely, like Vanin et al [18] reporting Sarcophaga protuberans bred from a human cadaver (subsequent identification of vouchers revealed these to be Sarcophaga argyrostoma; D. Whitmore, personal communication).…”