Siphunculina quinquangula (Loew) (Diptera, Chloropidae) new to Japan: Emergence from the remains stage of pig carcass, with the implications for forensic entomology

Mitsuhiro IWASA; Shohei OIKAWA; Kenkichi KANMIYA

doi:10.7601/mez.64.103

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Siphunculina quinquangula (Loew) (Diptera, Chloropidae) new to Japan: Emergence from the remains stage of pig carcass, with the implications for forensic entomology

Mitsuhiro IWASA, Shohei OIKAWA, Kenkichi KANMIYA

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Keywords: Diptera, Chloropidae, Siphunculina quinquangula, new record, pig carcass, forensic entomology, Japan

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2013 Volume 64 Issue 2 Pages 103-106

DOI https://doi.org/10.7601/mez.64.103

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Abstract

A chloropid species, Siphunculina quinquangula (Loew, 1873) is recorded for the first time from Japan. Adult flies were collected in emergence traps covered on the remains stage of an exposed pig carcass. The implications are given for S. quinquangula (Loew) in estimating postmortem periods for forensic entomology. A key to the known Japanese species of the Siphunculina is also provided.

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