A case of flying insects visiting an anatomy and embalming laboratory in Medellín, Colombia

Eduardo Amat; Claudia Serna-Giraldo; German Antia-Montoya

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2016.07.012

A case of flying insects visiting an anatomy and embalming laboratory in Medellín, Colombia

J Forensic Leg Med. 2016 Oct:43:76-79. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2016.07.012. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Authors

Eduardo Amat¹, Claudia Serna-Giraldo², German Antia-Montoya²

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Grupo de Investigación Ciencias Forenses y Salud (GICFS), Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Forenses, Tecnológico de Antioquia, Institución Universitaria, Medellín, Colombia.

PMID: 27491015
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2016.07.012

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.

Keywords: Ethanol; Flowers visitors; Forensic entomology; Urban entomology; Ventilation ducts.

MeSH terms

Animals
Colombia
Embalming
Facility Design and Construction
Feeding Behavior*
Humans
Insecta*
Laboratories*
Ventilation / instrumentation