Breeding of the Scuttle Fly Megaselia scalaris in a fish Carcass and Implications for the use in Forensic Entomology (Diptera: Phoridae).
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E Schweizerbart'sche Verlags
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The breeding of 138 specimens of the scuttle fly Megaselia scalaris (Loew 1866) in a piece of sardine, Sardinella brasiliensis (Steindachner 1879) (Teleostei: Clupeidae), exposed in a rural site in SE Brazil is reported. Some aspects regarding the exploitation of carcasses of such nature and size by phorids are discussed, aiming to comprehend their potential forensic utility.
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Megaselia scalaris (Loew 1866), fish carrion, necrophagous flies, Neotropical region, forensic sciences
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Entomologia Generalis. Stuttgart: E Schweizerbartsche Verlags, v. 31, n. 4, p. 349-353, 2009.
