01598nas a2200157   4500008004100000245010400041210006900145300000800214520106600222100002201288700002001310700001901330700002201349700001901371856005001390       2018                        eng d00aRecord of Leptometopa latipes (Diptera: Milichiidae) from a human cadaver in the Mediterranean area0 aRecord of Leptometopa latipes Diptera Milichiidae from a human c  a1-73 a<p>AbstractIn forensic entomology, insects are used mainly to obtain information about the time since death. This information is obtained studying the developmental rate of the first colonizers, principally species in the families Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Muscidae, Stratiomyidae and Phoridae. However, species belonging to other families can provide information about body transfer or the season of the death. Among them Milichiidae are flies rarely reported from human cases despite the larvae of some species are known as saprophagous feeding on plant and animal decomposing matter. A potential cause of the lack of records of these species from forensic cases can be related with the paucity of descriptions and illustrations of the immature stages. In this article, the entomological samples collected from a human body found inside an apartment in a Maghreb country, in Northern Africa, is reported and Leptometopa latipes (Diptera: Milichiidae) is described in detail. Molecular analysis is also reported to confirm the morphological analysis.</p>
1 aGiordani, Giorgia1 aTuccia, Fabiola1 aZoppis, Silvia1 aVecchiotti, Carla1 aVanin, Stefano  uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2018.1490473