Forensic Entomology India

INSECT FAUNA ASSOCIATED WITH CARCASSES

 

Order             Diptera

Family           Calliphoridae

Species           Chrysomya megacephala

                      Chrysomya rufifacies

                      Calliphora vicina

                      Lucilia sericata

                      Lucilia illustris

 

Family         Sarcophagidae

Species          Sarcophaga albiceps

                    Sarcophaga hirtipes

                    Sarcophaga misera

                    Sarcophaga princeps

                                                         

Family        Muscidae

Species          Musca domestica nebulo

                    Musca sorbens

                    Musca pattoni

                    Musca ventrosa

                   Atherigona orientalis

                   Atherigona sp. nr. orientalis

                   Atherigona savia

                   Hydrotaea capensis

                   Hydrotaea chalcogaster

                  Hydrotaea occulta

                                                                   

Family                    Anthomyiidae      

Species                   Adia cincerella

 

Family                    Otitidae                  

Species                  Physiophora flaviceps

 

Order                     Coleoptera

Family                    Histeridae

Species                     Saprinus sp.

                               Euspilotus sp.

 

Family                   Tenebrionidae

Species                     Gonocephalum sp.

                               Scleron reitteri                

 

Family                   Dermestidae

Species                 Dermestes maculatus

 

Family                 Staphylinidae

Species               Philonthus longicornis

 

Family                Cleridae

Species              Necrobia sp.

 

Family               Siphidae

Species              Calosilpha cyaniventris

 

Order                 Hymenoptera

Family                   Formicidae

Species                Paratrechina longicornis

                          Tapinoma melanocephalum

                           Camponotus compressus

                           Dorylus labiatus

                           Crematogaster hodgsoni

                           Crematogaster contemta

                           Meranoplus bicolor

                           Messor barbarous

 

Order               Lepidoptera

Family               Tineidae

Species             Monopis sp.