RESUMO
Ornidia obesa F. (Diptera: Syrphidae) is usually neglected in forensic entomology, although adults are rather frequent on vertebrate carrion. In this study, conducted in southeastern Brazil in 2008, we used two pig carcasses, one killed by cocaine overdose and the other by shooting, to evaluate mainly the possible influences of the type of death on the larval development of O. obesa in the pig remains. We recorded the breeding of 218 adult specimens of this syrphid fly from the carcass killed by shooting, and none from the carcass killed by cocaine. These observations may open a new perspective for the use of O. obesa in forensic studies, considering its breeding preferences and its complete development on vertebrate carrion.
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Dípteros/fisiologia , Animais , Brasil , Cadáver , Cocaína , Entomologia/métodos , Medicina Legal , Reprodução/fisiologia , SuínosRESUMO
Relata-se a ocorrência de miíase primária em coelho doméstico Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) causada por Lucilia eximia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) em área urbana do município de Campinas, São Paulo.
The occurrence of primary myiasis in a domestic rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus (Lagomorpha: Leporidae) caused by Lucilia eximia (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is reported in an urban area in the city of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Dípteros/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Miíase/epidemiologia , CoelhosRESUMO
This study reports the occurrence of Tachinaephagus zealandicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) parasitizing pupae of Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) associated with a decomposing rat carcass in a secondary wood area in Campinas, SP. The parasitism rate was 91.8 percent.
