Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications

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Autor(a) principal: Somavilla,Alexandre
Data de Publicação: 2019
Outros Autores: Linard,Valdeana, Rafael,José Albertino
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de entomologia (Online)
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Resumo: ABSTRACT We evaluated the occurrence of social wasps in the decomposition process in tropical rainforest in central Amazonia (Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Brazil), using cadavers of rats as attractants, exposed in suspended cages. Ten species, in three genera, of social wasps were collected only in the initial stages of decay (fresh and bloated). Five species were collected, mainly in the fresh stage, feeding on flesh: Agelaia angulata, Agelaia constructor, Agelaia fulvofasciata, Agelaia pallipes and Angiopolybia pallens. Five species were collected, mainly in the bloated stage, feeding on flesh and eggs and first instar larvae of dipteran: Agelaia testacea, Angiopolybia obidensis, Apoica arborea, Apoica pallens and Apoica thoracica. Due to the aspect of the injuries caused by the wasps to the carcass, they may be mistaken as skin ulcers, burns or abrasions, which may mislead a forensic investigation.
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spelling Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implicationsAgelaiaAngiopolybiaApoicaForensic entomologyNecrophagyABSTRACT We evaluated the occurrence of social wasps in the decomposition process in tropical rainforest in central Amazonia (Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Brazil), using cadavers of rats as attractants, exposed in suspended cages. Ten species, in three genera, of social wasps were collected only in the initial stages of decay (fresh and bloated). Five species were collected, mainly in the fresh stage, feeding on flesh: Agelaia angulata, Agelaia constructor, Agelaia fulvofasciata, Agelaia pallipes and Angiopolybia pallens. Five species were collected, mainly in the bloated stage, feeding on flesh and eggs and first instar larvae of dipteran: Agelaia testacea, Angiopolybia obidensis, Apoica arborea, Apoica pallens and Apoica thoracica. Due to the aspect of the injuries caused by the wasps to the carcass, they may be mistaken as skin ulcers, burns or abrasions, which may mislead a forensic investigation.Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia2019-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262019000100018Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.63 n.1 2019reponame:Revista brasileira de entomologia (Online)instname:Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia (SBE)instacron:SBE10.1016/j.rbe.2018.12.001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSomavilla,AlexandreLinard,ValdeanaRafael,José Albertinoeng2019-03-25T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0085-56262019000100018Revistahttp://www.rbentomologia.com/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||sbe@ufpr.br1806-96650085-5626opendoar:2019-03-25T00:00Revista brasileira de entomologia (Online) - Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia (SBE)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
title Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
spellingShingle Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
Somavilla,Alexandre
Agelaia
Angiopolybia
Apoica
Forensic entomology
Necrophagy
title_short Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
title_full Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
title_fullStr Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
title_full_unstemmed Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
title_sort Social wasps (Vespidae: Polistinae) on carcasses of Rattus norvegicus (Mammalia: Muridae) in the Central Amazonia, Brazil: possible forensic implications
author Somavilla,Alexandre
author_facet Somavilla,Alexandre
Linard,Valdeana
Rafael,José Albertino
author_role author
author2 Linard,Valdeana
Rafael,José Albertino
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Somavilla,Alexandre
Linard,Valdeana
Rafael,José Albertino
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Agelaia
Angiopolybia
Apoica
Forensic entomology
Necrophagy
topic Agelaia
Angiopolybia
Apoica
Forensic entomology
Necrophagy
description ABSTRACT We evaluated the occurrence of social wasps in the decomposition process in tropical rainforest in central Amazonia (Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Brazil), using cadavers of rats as attractants, exposed in suspended cages. Ten species, in three genera, of social wasps were collected only in the initial stages of decay (fresh and bloated). Five species were collected, mainly in the fresh stage, feeding on flesh: Agelaia angulata, Agelaia constructor, Agelaia fulvofasciata, Agelaia pallipes and Angiopolybia pallens. Five species were collected, mainly in the bloated stage, feeding on flesh and eggs and first instar larvae of dipteran: Agelaia testacea, Angiopolybia obidensis, Apoica arborea, Apoica pallens and Apoica thoracica. Due to the aspect of the injuries caused by the wasps to the carcass, they may be mistaken as skin ulcers, burns or abrasions, which may mislead a forensic investigation.
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