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Sarcophagidae were studied in two areas: wooded and non-wooded with the purpose to learn about species that could have forensic importance in our country. This family has some species that have been registered as important forensic insecto, because they are some of the are important in criminal investigation, specially to estimate postmortem interval (IPM). In this study 169 specimenes were collected and grouped in 9 genera and 11 species. The most frequent species captured were: Pekia (Pantonella) intermutans, Sarcodexia sp, Boettcheria sp, Pekia sp, Helicobia sp y Sarcofahrtiopsis sp2. Referring to the áreas preference for the woody área than for the non-woody area, and for the heart tissue tan for el liver.