Preliminary data on carrion insects in urban (indoor and outdoor) and periurban environments in central Spain.

Abstract:

:Although most cases involving entomological evidence occur in urban environments and under indoor conditions, there is a lack of studies determining the insect fauna of forensic importance in those environments. In the current paper we provide the first data on the composition of the forensically important insect species occurring in periurban and both indoor and outdoor urban environments in central Spain. Insects were collected fortnightly by means of carrion-baited traps, uninterruptedly during one year. Most species and individuals were collected in the periurban site, whereas the indoor urban site showed the lowest number of species and captures. Moreover, the composition of species differed among environments and seasons. A few species occurred under both indoor and outdoor conditions, including the blowfly Calliphora vicina and some Sarcophagidae species. These preliminary results suggest interesting differences in the insect composition between environments and conditions which may be of forensic importance, and represent a first step to further research into the application of insects to forensic investigations in urban environments of central Spain.

journal_name

Forensic Sci Int

authors

Baz A,Botías C,Martín-Vega D,Cifrián B,Díaz-Aranda LM

doi

10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.12.012

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-03-01 00:00:00

pages

41-7

eissn

0379-0738

issn

1872-6283

pii

S0379-0738(14)00529-5

journal_volume

248

pub_type

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