Ophyra capensis(Wiedemann) (Diptera, Muscidae) found inside the esophagus of a mummy in Lisbon (Portugal)

Couri, Márcia Souto; Cunha, André Mallemont; Souza, Sheila Maria Ferraz Mendonça de; Laeta, Maíra

doi:10.1590/s0031-10492009000600001

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“…Hyrotaea ignava is a Muscidae species which formerly known as Ophyra ignava. Mostly they appear at ammoniacal fermentation stage (Couri et al 2009) and their larvae are predators for the other dipteran larvae in the third stage of decay (Byrd and Castner 2001). Therefore, identification of the species from corpse is critically important for forensic investigations but it is hard to identify them by morphology.…”

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Complete mitochondrial DNA analysis of Hydrotaea ignava (Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae)

Karagozlu

Park

Shin

et al. 2017

Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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The complete mitochondrial genome sequenced and analyzed from a black garbage fly, Hydrotaea ignava which is critically important species for forensic investigations. The size of mitochondrial genome is 17,026 bp with 40.8% A, 11.2% C, 8.2% G and 39.8% T distribution. This is the longest within complete mitochondrial genome records of the Muscidae species. The mitochondrial genome is composed of 13 protein coding, two ribosomal RNA and 22 tRNA genes and a putative control region. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationships of the superfamily Muscoidea evaluated due to mitochondrial protein coding genes. The results showed that the H. ignava placed in the paraphyletic Muscidae family and early diverged from a clade including Muscidae, Anthomyiidae and Scathophagidae species. This is the first complete mitochondrial genome for the genus Hydrotaea.

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Complete mitochondrial DNA analysis of Hydrotaea ignava (Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae)

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Park

Shin

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Mitochondrial DNA Part B

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“…In archaeological context the species was reported from mummified bodies in religious burials ( Couri et al, 2009 ; Morrow et al, 2015 ; Vanin, 2012 ) and from WWI battlefields ( Huchet et al, 2013a ).…”

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“…Although the presence of mummified or partially mummified human and animal bodies of archaeological interest is reported from all over the world, the most studied from an entomological point of view are from Europe (Portugal, Italy, France, UK) ( Couri et al, 2009 ; Couri et al, 2008 ; Huchet, 2010 ; Huchet, 2013 ; Panagiotakopulu & Buckland, 2012 ; Vanin, 2016 ), North Africa (Egypt) ( Huchet, 2016 ; Huchet et al, 2013a ; Panagiotakopulu, 2001 ), and Central and South America (Peru, Mexico) ( Huchet & Greenberg, 2010 ; Nystrom, Goff & Goff, 2005 ; Reinhard & Buikstra, 2003 ).…”

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First record ofPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy

Giordani

Tuccia

Floris

et al. 2018

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The studies of insects from archaeological contexts can provide an important supplement of information to reconstruct past events, climate and environments. Furthermore, the list of the species present in an area in the past allows the reconstruction of the entomofauna on that area at that time, that can be different from the nowadays condition, providing information about biodiversity changes. In this work, the results of a funerary archaeoentomological study on samples collected from mummified corpses discovered during the restoration of the crypt of the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo (Sardinia, Italy) are reported. The majority of the sampled specimens were Diptera puparia, whereas only few Lepidoptera cocoons and some Coleoptera fragments were isolated. Among Diptera, Calliphoridae puparia were identified as Phormia regina (Meigen, 1826) and Calliphora vicina, (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) both species typical of the first colonization waves of exposed bodies. Three puparia fragments were also identified as belonging to a Sarcophaga Meigen, 1826, species (Sarcophagidae). Several Muscidae puparia of the species Hydrotaea capensis (Weidmermann, 1818), a late colonizer of bodies, and typical of buried bodies were also collected. The few moth (Lepidoptera) cocoons were identified as belonging to the family Tineidae. This family comprises species feeding on dry tissues and hair typical of the later phases of the human decomposition. Among Coleoptera a single specimen in the family Histeridae, Saprinus semistriatus (Scriba, 1790) and a single elytra, potentially of a species in the family Tenebrionidae, were also collected. Overall, the samples collected indicated an initial colonization of the bodies in an exposed context, mainly in a warm season. This research allows the finding of elements indicating the presence, at least in the past, of P. regina in Sardinia. This species at the moment seems extinct from Sardinia while it is quite common in the continent.

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“…The results of Savage & Wheeler () gained acceptance among some dipterists (e.g. Gregor et al ., ; Shinonaga, ; Couri et al ., ; Couri, ; Pont, ), while others have not accepted the junior synonymy of Ophyra (e.g., De Carvalho, ; De Carvalho et al ., ; De Carvalho & de Mello‐Patiu, ; Couri et al ., ). It is worth mentioning that the use of Ophyra as a valid name is very common in papers and monographs in the fields of medical and veterinary entomology (Catts & Mullen, ; Robinson, ; Anderson, ; Gaudry, ).…”

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To be or not to be a valid genus: the systematic position of Ophyra R.‐D. revised (Diptera: Muscidae)

Grzywacz

Wallman

Piwczyński

2017

Systematic Entomology

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Ophyra Robineau-Desvoidy is one of the better-studied genera of the family Muscidae (Diptera). The larvae of species of this genus feed on highly decomposed organic matter of various origins, and may reveal predatory behaviour as they mature. These feeding habits, combined with the widespread distribution and close association with human dwellings of some species, give the genus commercial and medico-legal importance. However, the systematic position of Ophyra has been a matter of debate for many years. Ophyra has been considered by muscid workers to be either a valid genus or a junior synonym of Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy. A lack of agreement about the systematic position of Ophyra has led to serious errors, particularly in the applied literature. Recent molecular and morphological studies provided contradictory information on the validity of the genus and its subfamilial classification. We revise the systematic position of Ophyra herein by means of molecular phylogenetic reconstruction. Our results are incongruent with opinions on the systematic position of Ophyra based on previously published molecular phylogenies, although they correspond with the concept of the genus based on adult morphology. All analyses of the concatenated dataset revealed Ophyra as monophyletic and placed within a paraphyletic Azeliini. Depending on the phylogenetic approach, Ophyra was placed within either a monophyletic, paraphyletic or polyphyletic Hydrotaea, yet always closely related to a certain group of species. We conclude that Ophyra, as currently defined, should not be considered a valid name, yet a detailed reconstruction of the genus Hydrotaea awaits future studies with greater increases in both taxon sampling and the number of molecular markers.

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Ophyra capensis(Wiedemann) (Diptera, Muscidae) found inside the esophagus of a mummy in Lisbon (Portugal)

Cited by 19 publications

References 4 publications

Complete mitochondrial DNA analysis of Hydrotaea ignava (Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae)

Complete mitochondrial DNA analysis of Hydrotaea ignava (Insecta, Diptera, Muscidae)

First record ofPhormia regina(Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) from mummies at the Sant’Antonio Abate Cathedral of Castelsardo, Sardinia, Italy

To be or not to be a valid genus: the systematic position of Ophyra R.‐D. revised (Diptera: Muscidae)

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