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Title: | Diptera Brachycera found inside the esophagus of a mummified adult male from the early XIX century, Lisbon, Portugal | Authors: | Couri, Márcia Souto Souza, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de Cunha, André Mallemont Pinheiro, João Cunha, Eugénia |
Keywords: | Ophyra capensis; forensic entomology; internal infestation; mummies | Issue Date: | Mar-2008 | Publisher: | Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz | Project: | CNPq | Serial title, monograph or event: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | Volume: | 103 | Issue: | 2 | Abstract: | Fly puparia and adult fragments of diptera muscid were found inside the esophagus of a mummified body from the early XIX century, buried inside the crypt of the Sacrament Church (Lisbon, Portugal). The identification of the material revealed a monospecific colonization by Ophyra capensis (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Muscidae), a species known to invade corpses in the ammoniacal fermentation wave. This species can be found in corpses kept indoors, not available to the early waves of blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae). In the present case, the number of pupae and their developmental stage suggest that the female invaded the mummified corpse through the partially opened mouth and the oviposition took place directly inside the esophagus. This is the first case of O. capensis infesting internal organs of an intact corpse. The use of chemical products for the embalming process probably explains why external colonization did not occur. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/110450 | ISSN: | 0074-0276 | DOI: | 10.1590/s0074-02762008000200015 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | FCTUC Ciências da Vida - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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