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

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

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). The identification of the material revealed a monospecific colonization by Ophyra capensis (Wiedemann)...

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Main Authors: Márcia Souto Couri, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de Souza, André Mallemont Cunha, João Pinheiro, Eugénia Cunha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Ophyra capensis
forensic entomology
internal infestation
mummies
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