title: A case of flying insects visiting an anatomy and embalming laboratory in Medellín, Colombia.
abstract: From July to September of 2012, the fauna of flying insects visiting the anatomy and embalming laboratory of the Tecnológico de Antioquia, Faculty of Forensic Sciences, located in the city of Medellin, Colombia, were recorded. The first checklist in the literature of incidental flying insects occurring in this type of locale is provided, and a brief discussion is given of their behavioral habits related to this uncommon case.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Ciencias Forenses y Salud (GICFS), Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses, Tecnológico de Antioquia, Institución Universitaria, Medellín, Colombia; Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Electronic address: ecamat@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Amat
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Ciencias Forenses y Salud (GICFS), Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses, Tecnológico de Antioquia, Institución Universitaria, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serna-Giraldo
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación Ciencias Forenses y Salud (GICFS), Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses, Tecnológico de Antioquia, Institución Universitaria, Medellín, Colombia.
authors.forename: German
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antia-Montoya
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003105:Colombia; D004615:Embalming; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007313:Insecta; D007753:Laboratories; D014691:Ventilation / Q000295:instrumentation
keywords: Ethanol; Flowers visitors; Forensic entomology; Urban entomology; Ventilation ducts