Flesh flies comprise a large fly family distributed worldwide that has great importance for
forensic entomology. A robust and updated checklist of Sarcophaginae flies recorded in …

The diverse superfamily Oestroidea with more than 15 000 known species includes among
others blow flies, flesh flies, bot flies and the diverse tachinid flies. Oestroidea exhibit …

The first comprehensive genus-level phylogeny of the subfamily Sarcophaginae is
presented. A morphology-based phylogenetic analysis using parsimony is performed with …

Abstract The New Worldand largely Neotropical genus Peckia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 is
revised with a key to all species. Peckia is considered a senior synonym of Guanoxipha …

Background The common name of the Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) usually relates them with
organisms feeding on decomposing organic matter, although the biology of one of the …

Recently, populations of flies have increased in numbers given the elevated levels of
organic matter waste produced by anthropic activities and domestication of animals. Such …

Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae have medical and forensic importance. Species of these
families are the first insects colonizing corpses and are, therefore, useful in establishing …

Sarcophaginae is the most diverse subfamily of Sarcophagidae with 51 genera and more
than 1,800 species and it is widely distributed in the Neotropical Region. Sarcophaginae …

The first step for a successful use of any insect as indicator in forensic sciences is providing
a precise taxonomic identification at species level. Due to morphology-based identification …

Peckia is the most species-rich necrophagous genus among the Neotropical sarcophagids,
encompassing 67 species distributed in 5 subgenera. Recent phylogenetic studies have …