Description of the puparium and other notes on the morphological and molecular identification of Phthitia empirica (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) collected from animal carcasses

Description of the puparium and other notes on the morphological and molecular identification of Phthitia empirica (Diptera, Sphaeroceridae) collected from animal carcasses

Abstract Background A correct identification of species is fundamental in order to derive all the biological, ecological, and behavioral information useful to reconstruct previous events when insects are used in forensic and funerary archaeological contexts. Little attention was paid in the past to...

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Main Authors: G. Giordani, S. Vanin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences
Subjects:
Forensic entomology
Funerary archaeoentomology
Phylogeny
Insect colonization
Insect identification
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41935-020-00187-2

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