Preliminary survey and inventory of Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae (Diptera) in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, with new records of species with forensic importance

Abstract

This is the first study dealing with the diversity and distribution of Calliphoridae and Sarcophagidae (Diptera) inhabiting the province of Corrientes, Argentina. The work was based on samplings at different locations within the Iberá Marshes and Mburucuyá National Park, bibliographic records, and the examination of materials deposited in several entomological collections. Seventeen species of Calliphoridae and 27 of Sarcophagidae were listed. Twenty five species are recorded for the first time from Corrientes. Four species, Argoravinia brasiliana (Lopes, 1988), Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830), Oxyvinia excisa (Lopes, 1950) and Peckia (Euboettcheria) pascoensis (Lopes, 1990), are cited for the first time in Argentina. A list of species recorded with forensic importance is also presented.

Este es el primer estudio que presenta un inventario faunístico de Calliphoridae y Sarcophagidae (Diptera) de la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. El trabajo se basó en muestreos realizados en diferentes lugares dentro de los Esteros del Iberá y el Parque Nacional Mburucuyá, en registros bibliográficos, y en el examen de material depositado en varias colecciones entomológicas. Se enumeran 17 especies de Calliphoridae y 27 de Sarcophagidae de la provincia de Corrientes. Veinticinco especies son registradas por primera vez de Corrientes. Cuatro de estas, Argoravinia brasiliana (Lopes, 1988), Chrysomya putoria (Wiedemann, 1830), Oxyvinia excisa (Lopes, 1950) y Peckia (Euboettcheria) pascoensis (Lopes, 1990), se registran por primera vez de la Argentina. Además se destaca la relevancia forense y sanitaria de las especies registradas de la provincia.