First record of Fannia leucosticta (Meigen) (Diptera: Fanniidae) breeding in human corpses

Abstract A case where Fannia leucosticta (Meigen, 1838) was breeding in human corpses is reported for the first time. One larva and one unemerged puparium were recovered from two corpses in an advanced stage of decomposition, found in autumn in Alicante province, Spain.