First report of Triphleba nudipalpis (Becker) (Diptera: Phoridae) in a forensic case.
The only insects found on a corpse of a murder victim buried at least 1m deep in a heavy clay soil in East of England proved to be Triphleba nudipalpis (Becker), a species not previously reported from a forensic case. Its larva is described.
Disney
R H L
RH
Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK. rhld2@hermes.cam.ac.uk
Manlove
J D
JD
D000818:Animals; D002048:Burial; D004175:Diptera; D004772:Entomology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012987:Soil
D012987:Soil