To permit quick identification of arthropods, random amplified polymorphic DNA typing (RAPD) was used to support classical morphological and medico-legal analysis of maggots on a human corpse.
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We report a case of skin damages on a human corpse found in late spring in a suburban area of Cosenza (Region Calabria, Southern Italy) caused by activity of Tapinoma nigerrimum (Nylander) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
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BLOW FLIES (DIPTERA: CALLIPHORIDAE, POLLENIIDAE, RHINIIDAE), Handbook for the Identification of British Insects Vol. 10. Part 16 by Olga Sivell.
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