03 Ara 2024 Salı
A new record for the Turkish Blow Fly fauna (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Abstract :Due
to, blowflies (Calliphoridae) are usually the first insects to colonize a body
after death, often within hours, they have greatest value to forensic
investigations. The age of the oldest blowflies gives the most accurate
evidence of the Post Mortem Interval (PMI) and habitat preferences ensure us
the determination of crime scene. This family is a wide spread calyptrate
family all over the World and Turkey. In this study Pollenia rudis (Fabricius, 1794) was collected from Eskişehir and reported first time
in Turkey. Seasonal activity and succession of this species on the decaying pig
carcasses were given and interpreted. The variation of taxonomical characters
and distribution on the world briefly discussed
Pollenia rudis, new record, Turkish
fauna, forensic entomology, blow flies