Abstract

LEDO, Roger Maia Dias; BARROS, Rodrigo Meneses de  and  PUJOL-LUZ, José Roberto. Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae related to Rhinella schneideri (Anura, Bufonidae), Bothrops moojeni (Reptilia, Serpentes) and Mabuya frenata (Reptilia, Lacertilia) carcasses in Brasília, Brazil. Rev. Bras. entomol. [online]. 2012, vol.56, n.3, pp. 377-380.  Epub Sep 06, 2012. ISSN 0085-5626.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0085-56262012005000034.

Sarcophagidae and Calliphoridae related to Rhinella schneideri (Anura, Bufonidae), Bothrops moojeni (Reptilia, Serpentes) and Mabuya frenata (Reptilia, Lacertilia) carcasses in Brasília, Brazil. This paper presents a list of necrophagous insects associated with small size carrions of two reptiles and one amphibian, found in areas of riparian forests and Cerrado sensu stricto physiognomies in a Conservation Unit located in Brasilia, Distrito Federal. We found seven species of insects related to these carcasses, being five Sarcophagidae, one Calliphoridae and one Braconidae parasitoid wasp. Lucilia eximia and Peckia (Pattonella) intermutans were the most abundant species in the study, corroborating with other studies that suggests that these species have specializations for colonization of small size animal carcasses.

Keywords : Forensic entomology; fly colonization; herpetology; necrophagous insects; small size carcasses.