An illustrated key to, and diagnoses of the species of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) associated with decaying carcasses in Argentina

• Autorzy: Aballay F.H. , Flores G.E. , Silvestro V.A. , Zanetti N.I. , Centeno N.D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this study we identified adults of Tenebrionidae associated mainly with pig carcasses and human cadavers lying in different arid and semiarid areas of Argentina. This article provides an illustrated key to 29 Tenebrionidae species of the potential forensic importance, accompanied by diagnoses, and habitus photographs of these taxa. The recorded species of darkling beetles belong to four subfamilies: Alleculinae (one species of Alleculini), Diaperinae (two species of Crypticini), Tenebrioninae (15 species, ten belonging to the tribe Scotobiini, three to Opatrini, two to Alphitobiini and one species of Tenebrionini), and Pimeliinae (10 species, three belonging to the tribe Epitragini, two to Evaniosomini, two to Praociini, one species from each of the tribes Trilobocarini, Edrotini and Elenophorini). A new species of Eutelocera Solier (Pimeliinae: Praociini) collected from decomposing pig carcasses is described: E. cadaverina Flores and Zanetti sp. nov. Two species are new records for Argentina: Conibius (Gondwanodilamus) franzi Kaszab and Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius); three species for Bolivia: Blapstinus punctulatus Solier, Salax lacordairei Guérin-Méneville, and Vaniosus profana (Kulzer); and one species for Uruguay: Blapstinus punctulatus Solier. A discussion is presented on the potential forensic importance of some species collected from human cadavers and pig carcasses.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Annales Zoologici
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 66
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.703-726,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Aballay F.H.

• Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Mendoza), Casilla de correo 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

autor

Flores G.E.

• Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, Centro Científico Tecnológico CONICET Mendoza), Casilla de correo 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina

autor

Silvestro V.A.

• Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), e Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA), CONICET-UBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina

autor

Zanetti N.I.

• Cátedra de Parasitología Clínica, Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional del Sur, San Juan 670, Bahía Blanca 8000, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Roque Sáenz peña 180, B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

autor

Centeno N.D.

• Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada y Forense, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Roque Sáenz peña 180, B1876BXD, Bernal, Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.3161/00034541ANZ2016.66.4.021