Life cycle and biometric study of Hydrotaea capensis (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Muscidae), a species of
forensic Interest

Pérez-Marcos, María; García, María Dolores; López-Gallego, Elena; Ramírez-Soria, María José; Arnaldos Sanabria, María José

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Life cycle and biometric study of Hydrotaea capensis (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Muscidae), a species of forensic Interest

dc.contributor.author	Pérez-Marcos, María
dc.contributor.author	García, María Dolores
dc.contributor.author	López-Gallego, Elena
dc.contributor.author	Ramírez-Soria, María José
dc.contributor.author	Arnaldos Sanabria, María José
dc.contributor.department	Zoología y Antropología Física
dc.date.accessioned	2025-01-29T12:49:45Z
dc.date.available	2025-01-29T12:49:45Z
dc.date.issued	2022-06-09
dc.description	© 2022 by the authors. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. This document is the Published version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Insects. To access the final edited and published work see https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060531	es
dc.description.abstract	One of the most important and perhaps most used applications of forensic entomology concerns the estimation of the minimum post-mortem interval (minPMI), defined as the time interval between death and the actual finding of a corpse. Some Diptera species are critical in these studies because they are the first ones capable of detecting and finding a corpse and are selectively attracted by its decomposing status. Thus, the knowledge of the micromorphology of their preimaginal stages and of their life cycles within a time frame constitutes solid indicators for estimating the minPMI. Hydrotaea capensis is a Muscidae of forensic interest usually considered as a late colonizer of corpses. It is widely distributed, living mainly in warm regions, and present in a wide variety of habitats. In this study, the H. capensis life cycle was studied at four constant temperatures, 18◦, 20◦, 25◦ and 30 ◦C, by recording the duration of its different developmental stages, including the length reached in each larval stage, as well as some biometric characteristics of the emerged adults. Significant differences were observed in the average time of development of most larval stages, with a longer duration at low temperatures, and in the length of each larval stage depending on the temperature, but, in this case, without a clear pattern. Moreover, significant differences were found in some alar features, pointing to them as a relevant indicator to be considered. The data provided will assist forensic entomologists to make more accurate minPMI estimations in cases where H. capensis is present.	es
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dc.identifier.citation	Insects 2022, 13, 53
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060531
dc.identifier.issn	Electronic: 2075-4450
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/149621
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	MDPI	es
dc.relation	This research was funded by the Fundación Séneca—Agencia de Ciencia y Tecnología de la Región de Murcia (Spain), project PI-30/00848/FS/01.	es
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/6/531	es
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess	es
dc.rights	Atribución 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Biometric characteristics	es
dc.subject	Developmental rates	es
dc.subject	Forensic entomology	es
dc.subject	Life cycle	es
dc.subject	Temperature effects	es
dc.title	Life cycle and biometric study of Hydrotaea capensis (Wiedemann, 1818) (Diptera, Muscidae), a species of forensic Interest	es
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication	es