title: First record of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) on human corpses in Iberian Peninsula.
abstract: This article presents the first record of Hermetia illucens larvae on a human corpse in Spain (the second case report in Europe). Prepupae of H. illucens, and other insects, were recovered from the dead body of a 72-year-old man in an advanced stage of decomposition. The body was located in Reus (NE Spain), in October 1998. This article provides additional biological data on experimental studies and an update on the geographic distribution of this species in the Iberian Peninsula.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales/Instituto Universitario CIBIO, Universidad de Alicante, PO Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain. anabel.martinez@ua.es
authors.forename: Anabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sánchez
authors.forename: Concepción
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magaña
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saloña
authors.forename: Santos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rojo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development; D004772:Entomology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D018732:Forensic Anthropology; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013030:Spain; D013552:Swine; D013696:Temperature