Presence of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Croatian part of Baranja

The family Sarcophagidae, known as flesh flies due to some species feeding on the soft tissue of different wild and domestic animals (sometimes on human corpses as well), contains about 2800 species distributed worldwide, divided into three subfamilies: Miltogramminae, Paramacronychiinae and Sarcophaginae. In Croatian fauna, 148 species of flesh flies, from which two were left unnamed, have been recorded so far. Study of flesh flies fauna diversity in different pond habitats in rural settlements in Croatian part of Baranja was carried out during summer months from 2019 to 2021. In the study area flesh flies were collected using entomological net on seven localities. More than 1200 specimens from subfamily Sarcophaginae were collected. In collected sample, four specimens of species Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) were recorded. Three specimens of this species were collected during 2019 on the locality of Zmajevac, while during 2021 only one specimens of this species was recorded on the locality of Popovac. Although, this species is closely associated with human settlements, they were found only on two localities. According to data of older authors, Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma also inhabits some other parts of Croatia, such as Croatian Adriatic coast and central part of Croatia. Data on distribution of Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma species are important from the point of view in the field of forensic entomology because larvae of this species often inhabit human corpses left indoors.