Table 2 The most frequent species found in the governorates where forensic research was conducted based on the number of papers that addressed the species

Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann

Calliphoridae

Diptera

Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, El-Qalyubiya, Fayoum, Ismailia, Gharbia, Giza, Qena, Suez, Sharqia

35

EL-Kady et al. (1994); El-Shazly et al. (1995); Tantawi et al. (1996, 2018); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Kheirallah et al. (2006, 2007); Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2008, 2012); Galal et al. (2009); Sawaby et al. (2009, 2018); Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby (2011); Ibrahim et al. (2013); Aly et al. (2013, 2017); Aly (2014); Salem et al. (2015); Zeariya et al. (2015, 2018); El-Mehy et al. (2015); Rashed et al. (2015); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); AbouZied (2016); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Elleboudy et al. (2016); Fouda et al. (2017a, b); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2018, 2019); Abd El-Aziz and El Shehaby (2019); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Abouzied et al. (2020); El-Samad et al. (2020)

Lucilia sericata Meigen

Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, Ismailia, Gharbia, Matrouh, Suez

21

Hegazi et al. (1991); EL-Kady et al. (1994); Tantawi et al. (1996, 2018); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Kheirallah et al. (2006, 2007); Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2008, 2012); El-Samad et al. (2011, 2020); Aly et al. (2013); El-Mehy et al. (2015); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Elshehaby et al. (2016); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2018, 2019); Sawaby et al. (2018); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b)

Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius

Alexandria, Cairo, El-Qalyubiya, Ismailia, Giza, Suez

18

Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Gabre et al. (2005), Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2008, 2018); Ibrahim et al. (2014); Aly (2014); Salem et al. (2015); Elleboudy et al. (2016); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Bakr et al. (2018); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2018, 2019); Sawaby et al. (2018); Tantawi et al. (2018); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Abouzied et al. (2020); El-Samad et al. (2020)

Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann

Cairo, Fayoum, Giza, Qena, Suez

10

Abou Zied et al. (2003); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Abdel Ghaffar et al. (2008); Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby (2011); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); AbouZied (2016); Aly et al. (2017); Sawaby et al. (2018); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2019); Abouzied et al. (2020)

Calliphora vicina Desvoidy

Alexandria, Cairo, Matrouh, Suez

9

Hegazi et al. (1991); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Abdel Ghaffar et al. (2008); Refai et al. (2009), Abdel Ghaffar et al. (2012); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Sawaby et al. (2018); Tantawi et al. (2018); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2019)

Musca domestica Linnaeus

Muscidae

Assiut, Cairo, El-Qalyubiya, Fayoum, Ismailia, Giza, Suez

17

Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Galal et al. (2009); Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby (2011); Ibrahim et al. (2013); Aly et al. (2013, 2017); Aly (2014); Zeariya et al. (2015, 2018); AbouZied (2016); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Sawaby et al. (2018); Abd El-Aziz and El Shehaby (2019); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2019); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Abouzied et al. (2020)

Muscina stabulans Fallen

Alexandria, Cairo, Matrouh, Qena, Suez

10

Hegazi et al. (1991); Tantawi et al. (1996, 2018); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2008); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Aly et al. (2017); Sawaby et al. (2018); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2019)

Sarcophaga argyrostoma Robineau-Desvoidy

Sarcophagidae

Alexandria, El-Qalyubiya, Cairo, Fayoum, Ismailia, Suez

14

Tantawi et al. (1996, 2018); Gabre and Abou Zied (2003); Abdel Ghaffar et al. (2008); Aly et al. (2013); Aly (2014); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); AbouZied (2016); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Tahoun and AbouZied (2017); Sawaby et al. (2018); Abd El-Gawad et al. (2019); Alhefnawi et al. (2020); El-Samad et al. (2020)

Wohlfahrtia magnifica Schiner

Assiut, Aswan, Cairo, El-Qalyubiya, Qena

8

Ibrahim et al. (2013); Zeariya et al. (2015, 2018); Aly et al. (2017); Abd El-Aziz and El Shehaby (2019), Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Alhefnawi et al. (2020)

Wohlfahrtia nuba Wiedemann

Alexandria, Cairo, Ismailia, Matrouh

6

Hegazi et al. (1991); Tantawi et al. (1996); Abdel-Ghaffar et al. (2008); Aly et al. (2013); El-Samad and Youssef (2016); Sawaby et al. (2018)

Sarcophaga carnaria Linnaeus

Alexandria, Cairo, El-Qalyubiya, Qena

5

Ibrahim et al. (2013); Zeariya et al. (2015); Aly et al. (2017); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b)

Dermestes maculatus De-Geer

Dermestidae

Coleoptera

Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, Ismailia, Giza

12

Tantawi et al. (1996); Sawaby et al. (2009); Abd EL-Bar and Sawaby (2011); Aly et al. (2013); Zeariya et al. (2015, 2018); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Sawaby et al. (2016); Abd El-Aziz and El Shehaby (2019); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Abouzied et al. (2020)

Dermestes frischii Kugelann

Assiut, Cairo

3

Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Sawaby et al. (2016); Abd El-Aziz and El Shehaby (2019)

Necrobia rufipes Fabricious

Celeridade

Alexandria, Cairo, Giza

7

Tantawi et al. (1996); Zeariya et al. (2015); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Sawaby et al. (2016); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b); Abouzied et al. (2020)

Saprinus chalcites Illiger

Histeridae

Ismailia, Cairo

3

Aly et al. (2013); Abd EL-Bar et al. (2016); Sawaby et al. (2016)

Monomorium pharaonis Linnaeus

Formicidae

Hymenoptera

Cairo, El-Qalyubiya

4

Ibrahim et al. (2013); Zeariya et al. (2015, 2018); Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b)

Cataglyphis bicolor Fabricius

Cairo

2

Zeariya and Kabadaia (2019a, b)

Pheidole megacephala Fabricius

Alexandria

1

Tantawi et al. (1996)

Monomorium minimum Buckley

Ismailia

1

Aly et al. (2013)

Camponotus maculatus Fabricius

El-Qalyubiya

1

Ibrahim et al. (2013)