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- Title
Linepithema humile (Mayr, 1868) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), a new species associated with human cadavers.
- Authors
ISABEL ARNALDOS, MARÍA; PARRA-GARCÍA, JOSEFA; DOLORES GARCÍA, MARÍA
- Abstract
As it concerns the use of Entomology in forensic practice, this paper presents for the first time a case in which Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) was found to be associated with human corpses. The species was collected in Murcia province (SE Spain) from the body of a middle-aged woman in advanced decomposition stage found indoors in unhygienic housing conditions. In addition to such species, specimens belonging to Calliphora vicina, Muscina stabulans, Musca sp. and Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Diptera) were also collected at the scene. These entomological specimens were found to be valuable for estimating the minimum postmortem interval. The occurrence of Linepithema humile reported here for the first time in a forensic case enhances the global list of insects of forensic interest.
- Subjects
MURCIA (Spain); SPAIN; FORENSIC entomology; DEAD; MEDICAL cadavers; MIDDLE-aged women; SPECIES; HYMENOPTERA; DIPTERA; ANTS
- Publication
Boletín de la Asociación Española de Entomología, 2023, Vol 47, Issue 3/4, p123
- ISSN
0210-8984
- Publication type
Article