ABSTRACT
Este artigo relata um estudo sobre Calliphoridae no Rio Grande do Norte. Foram coletados Calliphoridae associados a cadáveres em diferentes estados de decomposição, de várias regiões do estado, recém-levados ao Instituto Técnico e Científico de Polícia de Natal. Foram coletadas as espécies: Chrysomya megacephala (Fabr.), Chrysomya albiceps (Wied.), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabr.), Lucilia eximia (Wied.), Lucilia cuprina (Wied.) e Lucilia sp.
This paper reports a study on Calliphoridae associated to human corpus in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil. Collections of Calliphoridae were made in cadavers in different stages of decomposition taken to the Instituto Técnico e Científico de Polícia / Natal, from different regions of the state. Thefollowing species were collected: Chrysomya megacephala (Fabr.), Chrysomya albiceps (Wied.), Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabr.), Lucilia eximia (Wied.), Lucilia cuprina (Wied.) and Lucilia sp.