Abstract

SALAZAR-ORTEGA, Jorge Alberto; AMAT, Eduardo  and  GOMEZ-PINEREZ, Luz Miryam. A check list of necrophagous flies (Diptera: Calyptratae) from urban area in Medellín, Colombia. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2012, vol.83, n.2, pp.562-565. ISSN 2007-8706.

An updated checklist of necrophagous flies (Diptera, Calyptratae) occurring in the urban area of Medellín-Colombia is presented. 27 species belonging to 4 families are reported. Data were obtained from field work and recent bibliography references.

Keywords : forensic entomology; carrion; Calliphoridae; Sarcophagidae; inventory.

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