Resumen

PATITUCCI, Luciano D.; MULIERI, Pablo R.; OLIVA, Adriana  y  MARILUIS, Juan C.. Status of the forensically important genus Ophyra (Diptera: Muscidae) in Argentina. Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. [online]. 2010, vol.69, n.1-2, pp.91-99. ISSN 1851-7471.

The genus Ophyra Robineau-Desvoidy is a necrophagous group of Muscidae distributed in warm climates worldwide. The information here presented is based on the compilation of distributional data obtained from material of different collections and bibliography for Argentina. Ophyra albuquerquei Lopes, Ophyra capensis (Wiedemann), Ophyra chalcogaster (Wiedemann) and Ophyra solitaria Albuquerque were recorded for the first time for the country. A key for the Argentinean species is presented. Biological and forensic data of species are discussed.

Palabras clave : Ophyra; Muscidae; Forensic entomology; Argentina.

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