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      Key to the adults of the most common forensic species of Diptera in South America Translated title: Chave de identificação para as espécies comuns de Diptera da América do Sul de interesse forense

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          Flies (Diptera, blow flies, house flies, flesh flies, horse flies, cattle flies, deer flies, midges and mosquitoes) are among the four megadiverse insect orders. Several species quickly colonize human cadavers and are potentially useful in forensic studies. One of the major problems with carrion fly identification is the lack of taxonomists or available keys that can identify even the most common species sometimes resulting in erroneous identification. Here we present a key to the adults of 12 families of Diptera whose species are found on carrion, including human corpses. Also, a summary for the most common families of forensic importance in South America, along with a key to the most common species of Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Fanniidae and to the genera of Sarcophagidae are provided. Drawings of the most important characters for identification are also included.

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          Diptera (califorídeos, sarcofagídeos, motucas, moscas comuns e mosquitos) é a uma das quatro ordens megadiversas de insetos. Diversas espécies desta ordem podem rapidamente colonizar cadáveres humanos e são de utilidade potencial para estudos de entomologia forense. Um dos maiores problemas com moscas que visitam matéria orgânica animal em decomposição é a falta de taxonomistas ou chaves de identificação disponíveis que possam identificar as espécies mais comuns ou mesmo, algumas vezes podendo resultar em identificações errôneas. Neste artigo é apresentada uma chave para adultos de 12 famílias de Diptera com espécies encontradas em matéria orgânica animal em decomposição, incluindo cadáveres humanos. Também é incluído um sumário das mais importantes famílias com espécies de interesse forense na América do Sul e chave de identificação das espécies mais comuns de Calliphoridae, Muscidae e Fanniidae e dos gêneros de Sarcophagidae. Esquemas dos mais importantes caracteres utilizados para identificação dessas espécies são também incluídos.

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          Flies as forensic indicators.

          Synanthropic flies, particularly calliphorids, are initiators of carrion decomposition and, as such, are the primary and most accurate forensic indicators of time of death. The relevant biology and forensic applications of the egg, larva, pupa, and young adult are discussed for various species, with emphasis on thermal history and age markers.
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            A manual of forensic entomology

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              Muscidae (Diptera) of the neotropical region: taxonomy

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                Role: ND
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                rbent
                Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
                Rev. Bras. entomol.
                Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia (São Paulo )
                1806-9665
                September 2008
                : 52
                : 3
                : 390-406
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal do Paraná Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                Article
                S0085-56262008000300012
                10.1590/S0085-56262008000300012
                82203ba1-7a98-4fe2-bc21-30e54406fd6c

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0085-5626&lng=en
                Categories
                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Carrion flies,forensic entomology,neotropical,Entomologia forense,moscas varejeiras
                Entomology
                Carrion flies, forensic entomology, neotropical, Entomologia forense, moscas varejeiras

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