GREEN BOTTLE FLIES (CALLIPHORIDAE, LUCILIINAE) OF ECUADOR: GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, CHECKLIST AND DNA BARCODES: geographic distribution, checklist and DNA barcodes

Emilia A. Moreno; Eduardo Amat; Pablo E. Meneses; David A. Donoso; Álvaro R. Barragán

doi:10.1080/23766808.2020.1804747

GREEN BOTTLE FLIES (CALLIPHORIDAE, LUCILIINAE) OF ECUADOR: GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION, CHECKLIST AND DNA BARCODES: geographic distribution, checklist and DNA barcodes

Emilia A. Moreno^*, Eduardo Amat, Pablo E. Meneses, David A. Donoso, Álvaro R. Barragán

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Abstract

Green bottle flies (Diptera, Calliphoridae, Luciliinae) comprise a diverse and cosmopolitan taxon, known from at least 1,500 species. They have become crucial elements in forensic investigations, as they spend part of their life cycle in decaying remains. Here, we review the distribution of eleven Luciliinae species in Ecuador: the monotypic Blepharicnema and ten Lucilia species. We identified specimens using morphological characters. Additionally, we DNA barcoded 43 specimens from three species using 658bp segments of the standard Cytochrome Oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial gen. Molecular and morphological identifications presented high correspondence, suggesting COI barcodes are an efficient tool for the identification of these three green bottle flies species. Geographical records are biased towards the northern Andean region, particularly near to large urban settlements. We remark the value to applied forensic research of continuous sampling of necrophagous flies under a variety of habitats and crime conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-126
Number of pages	10
Journal	Neotropical Biodiversity
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23766808.2020.1804747
State	Published - 1 Sep 2020

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We are grateful with the QCAZ Museum forensic entomology research team (Washington Pruna, Saúl Aguirre, Mariela Dominguez, Fernanda Salazar, Ana Torres, Ana Belén García,Rita Hidalgo and Felipe Varela) for their collaboration in the sampling, identification and photographic process. We thank Wagner Chaves for his reviews and comments. This research was supported by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (grants L13214 and N13456) and Fiscalía General del Estado, Ecuador (grant L14056) under the Research Permit No 003-17-IC-FAU-DNB/MA. This work was supported by the Fiscal?a General del Estado [L14056]; Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica del Ecuador [N13456]; Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica del Ecuador [L13214]. We are grateful with the QCAZ Museum forensic entomology research team (Washington Pruna, Sa?l Aguirre, Mariela Dominguez, Fernanda Salazar, Ana Torres, Ana Bel?n Garc?a,Rita Hidalgo and Felipe Varela) for their collaboration in the sampling, identification and photographic process. We thank Wagner Chaves for his reviews and comments. This research was supported by Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica del Ecuador (grants L13214 and N13456) and Fiscal?a General del Estado, Ecuador (grant L14056) under the Research Permit No 003-17-IC-FAU-DNB/MA.

Funders	Funder number
Fiscal?a General del Estado
Fiscalía General del Estado	003-17-IC-FAU-DNB/MA, L14056
QCAZ Museum forensic entomology research team
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

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Barcoding
Carcass Reduction
Diptera
Forensic Entomology
Legal Investigations

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