A check list of necrophagous flies (Diptera: Calyptratae) from urban area in Medellín, Colombia

Jorge Alberto Salazar-Ortega; Eduardo Amat; Luz Miryam Gomez-Piñerez

doi:10.22201/ib.20078706e.2012.2.983

A check list of necrophagous flies (Diptera: Calyptratae) from urban area in Medellín, Colombia

Authors

Jorge Alberto Salazar-Ortega
Eduardo Amat
Luz Miryam Gomez-Piñerez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2012.2.983

Keywords:

forensic entomology, carrion, Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, inventory

Abstract

An updated checklist of necrophagous flies (Diptera, Calyptratae) occurring in the urban area of Medellín-
Colombia is presented. 27 species belonging to 4 families are reported. Data were obtained from field work and recent
bibliography references.