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Sarcophagidae (Diptera) are potential vectors of several pathogens. They are also very important in forensic entomology, providing basic information on the circumstances of death. The objective of this study was to determine the synanthropic index of adult Sarcophagidae collected in Rio Claro, state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Sampling occurred between September 2009 and August 2010. Traps baited with sardines, beef liver, or minced meat were set for five consecutive days per month in three distinct ecological areas representing urban, rural, and forest environments. A total of 440 specimens of sarcophagids were collected. The most abundant species was Peckia (Sarcodexia) lambens (Wiedemann), followed by Oxysarcodexia thornax (Walker), Peckia (Euboettcheria) collusor (Curran & Walley), Peckia (Euboettcheria) sp., and Peckia (Pattonella) intermutans (Walker). The only species with positive synanthropic index values were O. thornax and P. (S.) lambens, which demonstrated a greater preference for inhabited areas. Peckia (Euboettcheria) florencioi (Prado & Fonseca), P. (P.) intermutans, and Peckia (Euboettcheria) australis (Townsend) were only found in the forested area, which demonstrates their importance in forensic entomology because of their preference for a particular type of environment. The greatest number of sarcophagids was found in the forest environment; however, only the forest and rural areas were significantly different in Sarcophagidae abundance.
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The authors wish to thank FAPESP and CNPq for scholarships and to the Post Graduate Program in Biological Sciences (Area of Zoology), Biosciences Institute, UNESP, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. Furthermore, we thank Dr. Patricia J. Thyssen (Federal University of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil), Dr. Júlio Mendes (Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais state, Brazil), and Carlos Alexandre Alves (Campinas State University, São Paulo state, Brazil) for their help in the identification of the Sarcophagidae specimens.
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de Souza, C.R., Von Zuben, C.J. Synanthropy of Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in southeastern Brazil. Neotrop Entomol 45, 637–641 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-016-0411-0
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