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Scientific articles

2025

Johnston N.P., Butterworth N.J., Meiklejohn K.A., Grzywacz A., Pape T., Szpila K., Wallman J.F. 2025. Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand—a review and key to adults. Austral Entomology 64(2): e12732 DOI:10.1111/aen.12732

Walczak K., Piwczyński M., Pape T., Johnston N.P., Wallman J.F., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2025. Unravelling phylogenetic relationships within the genus Lispe (Diptera: Muscidae) through genome-assisted and de novo analyses of RAD-seq data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 204: 108291 DOI:10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108291 NCU repository

Tomsia M., Grzywacz A., Szpila K., Walczak K., Mahlerová K., Vaněk D., Matuszewski S. 2025. Human costal cartilage, tooth cavities, and femur nutrient canals – new niches for insects used in forensic entomology. Forensic Sciences Research DOI:10.1093/fsr/owae028

2024

Walczak K., Pape T., Wallman J., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2024. To see the unseen: notes on the larval morphology and systematic position of Achanthiptera Rondani (Diptera: Muscidae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 82: 305-322 DOI:10.3897/asp.82.e116703

Walczak K., Grzywacz A. 2024. An illustrated identification key to early instar larvae of forensically important Muscidae (Diptera) of the western Palaearctic region. Forensic Science International 360:112028 DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.112028

Szpila K., Walczak K., Grzywacz A., Soszyńska A., Akbarzadeh K., Bystrowski C., Pape T. 2024. Underexplored diversity in Palaearctic Miltogramma Meigen, 1803 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 201: zlad141 DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad141

Falk S., Grzywacz A., University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab et al. 2024.The genome sequence of a muscid fly, Muscina levida (Harris, 1780) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] Wellcome Open Research, 9:537 DOI:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23044.1

Falk S., Grzywacz A., University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab et al. 2024. The genome sequence of a muscid fly, Hydrotaea diabolus (Harris, [1780]) [version 1; peer review: 1 approved] Wellcome Open Research, 9:176 DOI:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21211.1

Falk S., Grzywacz A., University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab et al. 2024. The genome sequence of a muscid fly, Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina (Zetterstedt, 1845) [[version 1; peer review: 2 approved] Wellcome Open Research, 9:60 DOI:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20638.1

Falk S., Sivell D., Webb J., Grzywacz A. et al. 2024. The genome sequence of a muscid fly, Polietes domitor (Harris, 1780) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] Wellcome Open Research, 9:58 DOI:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20648.1

2023

Palaczyk A., Klasa A., Grzywacz A. 2023. Diptera, In: Klasa A., Baran J. (Eds.), Catalogue of the fauna of the Ojców National Park (132-144 pp.), Ojcowski Park Narodowy, Ojców

Walczak K. Pape T., Ekanem M., Szpila K., Grzywacz A. 2023. Insights into the systematics of Alluaudinella and allied Aethiopomyia and Ochromusca (Muscidae, Diptera). Zoologica Scripta 52(3):279-297,  DOI:10.1111/zsc.12584

Walczak K., Szpila K., Nelson L., Pape T., Hall M.J.R., Alves F., Grzywacz A. 2023. Larval morphology of the avian parasitic genus Passeromyia: playing hide and seek with a parastomal bar. Medical and Veterinary Enotmology 37: 14-26, DOI:10.1111/mve.12603

Szpila K., Piwczyński M., Glinkowski W., Lutz L., Akbarzadeh K., Johnston N., Grzywacz A. 2023. First molecular phylogeny and species delimitation of West Palaearctic Pollenia (Diptera: Polleniidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197: 267-282, DOI:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac035/6595206

2022

Bajerlein D., Jarmusz M., Gregor A., Grzywacz A. 2022. Diptera (Dryomyzidae, Fanniidae, Muscidae, Piophilidae) Associated With Pig Carcasses in a Forest Habitat of Poland: Sex-Related Patterns of Visitation and Effectiveness of Sampling Methods. Journal of Medical Entomology 59: 514-524, DOI:10.1093/jme/tjab218

Grzywacz A., Walczak K., Niewiadomska M., Pape T. 2022. Larval morphology and temperature-dependent development models of Fannia pusio (Wiedemann): a forensic indicator with expanding distribution. Acta Tropica 233: 1-18, DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106546

Von Hoermann C., Weithmann S., Sikorski J., Nevo O., Szpila K., Grzywacz A., Grunwald J.E., Reckel F., Overmann J., Steiger S., Ayasse M. 2022. Linking bacteria, volatiles and insects on carrion: the role of temporal and spatial factors regulating inter-kingdom communication via volatiles. Royal Society Open Science, 9(8), 220555, DOI:10.1098/rsos.220555

2021

Charabidze D., Trumbo S., Grzywacz A., Costa J.T., Benbow M.E., Barton P.S., Matuszewski S. 2021. Convergence of social strategies in carrion breeding insects. BioScience 71: 1028-1037, DOI:10.1093/biosci/biab068

Grzywacz A., Jarmusz M., Walczak K., Skowronek R., Johnston N., Szpila K. 2021. DNA barcoding identifies unknown females and larvae of Fannia R.-D. (Diptera: Fanniidae) from carrion succession experiment and case report. Insects 12: 1-17, DOI:10.3390/insects12050381

Grzywacz A., Trzeciak P., Wiegmann B.M., Cassel B.K., Pape T., Walczak K., Bystrowski C., Nelson L., Piwczyński M. 2021. Towards a new classification of Muscidae (Diptera): a comparison of hypotheses based on multiple molecular phylogenetic approaches. Systematic Entomology 46: 508-525, DOI:10.1111/syen.12473

Piwczyński M., Trzeciak P., Popa M.O., Pabijan M, Corral J.M., Spalik K., Grzywacz A. Using RAD seq for reconstructing phylogenies of highly diverged taxa: a test using the tribe Scandiceae (Apiaceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution 59: 58-72, DOI:10.1111/jse.12580

Shabani K.R., Grzywacz A., Akbarzadeh K., Azam K., AliMohammadi A.M., Ghadi P.M., Ali Oshaghi M. 2021. Thermal requirements of immature stages of Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae) as a common forensically important fly. Science & Justice 61: 227-234, DOI:10.1016/j.scijus.2021.02.001

2020

Frątczak-Łagiewska K., Grzywacz A., Matuszewski S. 2020. Erratum: Correction to: Development and validation of forensically useful growth models for central European population of Creophilus maxillosus L. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). International journal of legal medicine 134: 1531-1545. International Journal of Legal Medicine 134: 1547-1549

Frątczak-Łagiewska K., Grzywacz A., Matuszewski S. 2020. Development and validation of forensically useful growth models for Central European population of Creophilus maxillosus L. (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). International Journal of Legal Medicine 134: 1531-1545

Jarmusz M., Grzywacz A., Bajerlein D. 2020. A comparative study of the entomofauna (Coleoptera, Diptera) associated with hanging and ground pig carcasses in a forest habitat of Poland. Forensic Science International 309: 110212.

2019

Grzywacz A. 2019. Thermal requirements for the development of immature stages of Fannia canicularis (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Fanniidae). Forensic Science International 297: 16-26.

Giordani G., Grzywacz A., Vanin S. 2019. Characterization and identification of puparia of Hydrotaea Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Muscidae) from forensic and archaeological contexts. Journal of Medical Entomology 56(1): 45-54.

2018

Grzywacz A., Jarmusz M., Szpila K. 2018. New and noteworthy records of carrion-visiting Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) of Poland. Entomologica Fennica 29(4): 169-174.

2017

Grzywacz A., Wallman J. F., Piwczyński M. 2017. To be or not to be a valid genus: the systematic position of Ophyra R.-D. revised (Diptera: Muscidae). Systematic Entomology 42: 714-723.

Grzywacz A., Wyborska D., Piwczyński M. 2017. DNA barcoding allows identification of European Fanniidae (Diptera) of forensic interst. Forensic Science International 278: 106-114.

Grzywacz A., Ogiela J., Tofilski A. 2017. Identification of Muscidae (Diptera) of medico-legal importance by means of wing measurements. Parasitology Research 116: 1495-1504.

Grzywacz A., Hall M.J.R., Pape T., Szpila K. 2017. Muscidae (Diptera) of forensic importance - an identification key to third instar larvae of the western Palaearctic region and a catalogue of the muscid carrion community. International Journal of Legal Medicine 131: 855-866.

2016

Grzywacz A. 2016. Cztery gatunki Azeliini (Diptera: Muscidae) nienotowane dotychczas w faunie Polski. Dipteron 32: 27-31.

Matuszewski S., Frątczak K., Konwerski S., Bajerlein D., Szpila K., Jarmusz M., Szafałowicz M., Grzywacz A., Mądra A. 2016. Effect of body mass and clothing on carrion entomofauna. International Journal of Legal Medicine 130: 221-232.

Piwczyński M., Pabijan M., Grzywacz A., Glinkowski W., Bereś P. K., Buszko J. 2016. High regional genetic diversity and lack of host-specificity in Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) as revealed by mtDNA variation. Bulletin of Entomological Research 106: 512-521.

Grzywacz A., Amendt J., Fremdt H. 2016. Seek, and ye shall find - the example of Neohydrotaea lundbecki (Michelsen) (Diptera: Muscidae), a rare muscid species or just ignored so far in forensic entomology? North-Western Journal of Zoology 12:196-198.

2015

Grzywacz A., Wyborska D., Bystrowski C. 2015. New data on the distribution of Polietes Rondani, 1866 (Diptera: Muscidae) in Poland. Dipteron 31: 21-25.

Mądra A., Frątczak K., Grzywacz A., Matuszewski S. 2015. Long-term study of pig carrion entomofauna. Forensic Science International 252: 1-10.

Grzywacz A., Hall M.J.R., Pape T. 2015. Morphology successfully separates third instar larvae of Muscina. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 29: 314-329.

2014

Grzywacz A., Jankowski A. 2014. Stwierdzenie muchówki Hydrophoria ruralis (Meigen, 1826) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) w Polsce. Dipteron 30: 19-23.

Grzywacz A., Góral T., Szpila K., Hall M.J.R. 2014. Confocal laser scanning microscopy as a valuable tool in Diptera larval morphology studies. Parasitology Research 113: 4297-4302.

Matuszewski S., Szafałowicz M., Grzywacz A. 2014. Temperature-dependent appearance of forensically useful flies on carcasses. International Journal of Legal Medicine 128: 1013-1020.

Piwczyński M., Szpila K., Grzywacz A., Pape T. 2014. A large-scale molecular phylogeny of flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Systematic Entomology 39:783-799.

Grzywacz A., Lindström A., Hall M.J.R. 2014. Hydrotaea similis Meade (Diptera: Muscidae) newly reported from a human cadaver: A case report and larval morphology. Forensic Science International 242: e34-e43.

Grzywacz A., Pape T. 2014. Larval morphology of Atherigona orientalis (Schiner) (Diptera: Muscidae) ? A species of sanitary and forensic importance. Acta Tropica, 137: 174-184.

Grzywacz A., Khoobdel M., Akbarzadeh K. 2014. First Palaearctic record of the bird parasite Passeromyia heterochaeta (Villenueve, 1915) (Diptera: Muscidae) from the Iranian Persian Gulf islands. Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases 8: 224-227. 

2013

Grzywacz A. 2013. Third instar larva morphology of Hydrotaea cyrtoneurina (Zetterstedt, 1845) (Diptera: Muscidae) - a species of forensic interest. Polish Journal of Entomology 82: 303-315.

Szpila K., Hall M.J.R., Pape T., Grzywacz A. 2013. Morphology and identification of first instars of the European and Mediterranean blowflies of forensic importance. Part II. Luciliinae. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 27: 349-366.

Grzywacz A., Pape T., Hudson W., GomezS. 2013. Morphology of immature stages of Atherigona reversura (Diptera: Muscidae), with notes on the recent invasion of North America. Journal of Natural History 47: 1055-1067.

Velasquez Y., Ivorra T., Grzywacz A., Martinez-Sanchez A., Magana C., Garcia-Rojo A., Rojo S. 2013. Larval morphology, development and forensic importance of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (Diptera: Muscidae) in Europe: a rare species or just overlooked? Bulletin of Entomological Research, 103: 98-110. 

2012

Grzywacz A. 2012. Pierwsze stwierdzenie Helina deleta (Stein, 1914) (Diptera: Muscidae) na obszarze Polski. Dipteron 28: 13-16.

Grzywacz A., C. Prado e Castro. 2012. New records of Fannia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Fanniidae) collected on pig carrion in Portugal with additional data on the distribution of F. conspecta Rudzinski, 2003. Entomologica Fennica 23: 169-176.

Grzywacz A., K. Szpila, T. Pape. 2012. Egg morphology of nine species of Pollenia Robieneau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Microscopy Research and Technique 75: 955-967.

Grzywacz A., T. Pape, K. Szpila. 2012. Larval morphology of the lesser housefly, Fannia canicularis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 26: 70-82.

2010

Grzywacz A., T. Pape. 2010. Egg morphology of Mydaea lateritia (Rondani, 1866) (Diptera: Muscidae). Entomologica Fennica 21: 187-192.

Bystrowski C., A. Grzywacz. 2010. Phorbia haberlandti (Schiner, 1865) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) - nowy dla fauny Polski przedstawiciel śmietkowatych. Wiadomości entomologiczne 29: 117-121.

2009

Bystrowski C., A. Grzywacz. 2009. Stwierdzenie występowania pasożytniczej muchówki Angioneura cyrtoneurina (Zetterstedt, 1859) (Calliphoridae) w Polsce. Wiadomości entomologiczne 28: 271-274.

Grzywacz A. 2009. Graphomya minor Robineau-Desvidy, 1830 (Diptera: Muscidae) gatunek nowy dla fauny Polski. Dipteron 25: 14-19.

2007

Grzywacz A. 2007. Macronychia dolini (Verves i Khrokalo2006) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) - gatunek nowy dla fauny Polski. Dipteron 23: 18-20.