Adult Fanniidae associated to pig carcasses during the winter season in a semiarid environment: Initial examination of their potential as complementary PMI indicators

Necrophagous diptera associated with wild animal carcasses in southern Brazil

“…It presented generalist behavior in its exploitation of resources due to its development in all carcass models, and it was found in carcasses exposed to both high and low temperatures. Fannia femoralis was observed in other carcass experiments, presenting a similar aseasonal pattern of occurrence as in our results (Aballay et al 2012;Horenstein et al 2010;Moura et al 2005).…”

An updated key to the species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) of Southern South America, and the description of a new species from Mendoza, Argentina

“…The medical and hygienic importance of many species of Fannia such as Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus), F. femoralis (Stein), F. incisurata (Zetterstedt), F. pusio (Wiedemann), F. scalaris (Fabricius) are well known, as well as the importance of the family in forensic investigations (Smith 1986). Although less abundant than the dominant families of Diptera such as Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae that are usually used to indicate the PMI (Post Mortem Interval), many species of Fanniidae are prevalent in decomposing carcasses [see Aballay et al (2012) for a summary], although only a few studies (Matuszewski et al 2010;Matuszewski et al 2011;Aballay et al 2012) have examined their usefulness in forensic research, i.e. their usefulness as PMI indicators.…”

New species of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) from Colombia

“…Fannia is the most diverse, with around 280 known species, and represented in Colombia by 23 species (Grisales et al 2012). Fannia has forensic importance because some species are attracted to decomposed animal material (Carvalho et al 2003;Carvalho et al 2000;Domínguez & Aballay 2008;Aballay et al 2012;Grisales et al 2012;Vasconcelos & Araujo 2012). The aim of this paper is to describe and illustrate two new species of Fannia from Colombia.…”