Diptera and Coleoptera of potential forensic importance in southeastern Brazil: Relative abundance and seasonality

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-12

  De Souza, Ariana Maria ^a   Linhares, Arício Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; decomposition; diptera; forensic entomology; forensic science

Indexed keywords

BLOWFLY; CARRION; FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY;

BRAZIL, SAO PAULO, CAMPINAS;

ADISCOCHAETA INGENS; CALLIPHORIDAE; CHRYSOMYA ALBICEPS; CHRYSOMYA MEGACEPHALA; CHRYSOMYA PUTORIA; CLERIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DERMESTES MACULATUS; DERMESTES PERUVIANUS; DERMESTIDAE; DIPTERA; HEMILUCILIA SEGMENTARIA; LIOPYGIA RUFICORNIS; NECROBIA RUFIPES; PATTONELLA INTERMUTANS; PHAENICIA EXIMIA; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 0030613113     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00284.x     Document Type: Article

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