A preliminary study about the spatiotemporal distribution of forensically important blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the area of Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract:

:To assess the species composition of necrophagous blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in the area around the federal city of Switzerland, Bern, sampling with baited bottle traps was performed over the course of 34 weeks in 2014. Six locations ranging from urban to forest habitats were sampled weekly or rather biweekly in the winter period. 5580 individuals belonging to 16 species were identified with Lucilia sericata as the most dominant and frequent species, followed by Calliphora vicina. While most individuals were found in the urban habitats, species richness was highest in the forest. Species richness and Chao-Shen entropy estimator peaked in most locations in the summer. In winter only two species were documented (C. vicina, Calliphora vomitoria). The species Lucilia illustris was found to be an indicator species for summer and autumn, while C. vomitoria was found to be an indicator species for the forest location. Entomological cases of the same time period conducted in the Institute of Forensic Medicine Bern were included to compare the species composition. Six blow fly species were found on human bodies which are in line with the monitoring. Of these, L. sericata, C. vicina and Protophormia terraenovae were the most frequent.

journal_name

Forensic Sci Int

authors

Feddern N,Amendt J,Schyma C,Jackowski C,Tschui J

doi

10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.05.022

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-08-01 00:00:00

pages

57-66

eissn

0379-0738

issn

1872-6283

pii

S0379-0738(18)30272-X

journal_volume

289

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