Ophyra capensis (Wiedemann, 1818)

(Figs. 14, 40)

Material examined. ARGENTINA: BUENOS AIRES: 2 males, Capital Federal, Cementerio de la Chacarita, 8- VIII-1998, Oliva leg. (MACN); 5 females, 2 males Capital Federal, 5-I-2000, Oliva leg. (MACN); 2 females, Burzaco, 03-X-2009, Mulieri leg. (MACN).

Distribution in Argentina (Fig. 40): Buenos Aires.

References for Argentina . Patitucci et al. (2010a).

Remarks. A redescription with good illustrations of male and female terminalia was given by Pamplona & Couri (1989). The immature stages were studied by Skidmore (1985).

Biology. Ophyra capensis is native to the Old World (Skidmore 1985). This species has been bred in human faeces, carcasses of mammals and birds, and was found in human corpses in forensic situations of confinement (Bourel et al. 2004).