Michalski Marek, Gadawski Piotr, Klemm Joanna, Szpila Krzysztof
Department of Experimental Zoology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Street 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland.
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha Street 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland.
Insects. 2021 Mar 30;12(4):302. doi: 10.3390/insects12040302.
The only European Stratiomyidae species known for feeding on human corpses was the black soldier fly (Linnaeus, 1758). Analysis of fauna found on a human corpse, discovered in central Poland, revealed the presence of feeding larvae of another species from this family: the twin-spot centurion fly (Scopoli, 1763). The investigated corpse was in a stage of advanced decomposition. The larvae were mainly observed in the adipocere formed on the back and lower limbs of the corpse, and in the mixture of litter and lumps of adipocere located under the corpse. Adult specimens and larvae were identified based on morphological characters, and final identification was confirmed using DNA barcoding. Implementing a combination of morphological and molecular methods provided a reliable way for distinguishing the larvae of and . The potential of for practical applications in forensic entomology is currently difficult to assess. Wide and reliable use of in the practice of forensic entomology requires further studies of the bionomy of this fly.
已知以人类尸体为食的唯一欧洲水虻科物种是黑腹果蝇（林奈，1758年）。对在波兰中部发现的一具人类尸体上发现的动物群进行分析后发现，该科的另一个物种——双斑百夫长蝇（斯科波利，1763年）的取食幼虫也存在。被调查的尸体处于高度腐烂阶段。幼虫主要出现在尸体背部和下肢形成的尸蜡中，以及尸体下方的垃圾和尸蜡块混合物中。根据形态特征对成虫标本和幼虫进行了鉴定，并使用DNA条形码确认了最终鉴定结果。结合形态学和分子方法为区分[两种蝇]的幼虫提供了一种可靠的方法。目前很难评估[该物种]在法医昆虫学实际应用中的潜力。要在法医昆虫学实践中广泛且可靠地使用[该物种]，需要对这种苍蝇的生物学特性进行进一步研究。
