Arthropods associated with pig carrion in two vegetation profiles of Cerrado in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Thiago Augusto Rosa²  Micaela L. Y. Babata²  Carina Mara De Souza²  Danielle De Sousa²  Cátia A. De Mello-patiu¹  Fernando Z. Vaz-de-mello¹  Júlio Mendes² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Uberlândia Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Laboratório de Entomologia Médica e VeterináriaUberlândia MG ,Brazil

关键词: Coleoptera;    Diptera;    ecological succession;    insect diversity;    Coleoptera;    Diptera;    diversidade entomológica;    sucessão entomológica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0085-56262011005000045

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Forensic Entomology research has been concentrated in only a few localities of the "Cerrado" vegetation, the Brazilian Savannah. The present study had, as its objective, an examination of the diversity of arthropod fauna associated with the carcasses of Sus scrofa (Linnaeus) in this biome. The study was conducted during the dry and humid periods in two Cerrado vegetation profiles of the State of Minas Gerais. The decaying process was slower and greater quantities of arthropods were collected during the dry period. Insects represented 99% of 161,116 arthropods collected. The majority of these were Diptera (80.2%) and Coleoptera (8.8%). The entomofauna belong to 85 families and at least 212 species. Diptera were represented by 31 families and at least 132 species. Sarcophagidae (Diptera) and Scarabaeidae (Coleoptera) were the richest groups. Oxysarcodexia (Sarcophagidae) presented the largest number of attracted species, however none of these species bred in the carcasses. The Coleoptera collected belong to at least 50 species of 21 families. Among these species, Dermestes maculatus and Necrobia rufipes were observed breeding in the carcasses. This study showed species with potential importance for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI), indicative of seasonal and environmental type located.

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