[HTML][HTML] Research Status of Sarcosaprophagous Beetles as Forensic Indicators

S Shao, S Liu, L Li, G Hu, Y Zhang, Y Wang - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As an important group of species in forensic entomology,
sarcosaprophagous beetles can provide valuable clues to the postmortem interval of …

Carrion beetles visiting pig carcasses during early spring in urban, forest and agricultural biotopes of Western Europe

J Dekeirsschieter, FJ Verheggen… - Journal of Insect …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Carrion beetles are important in terrestrial ecosystems, consuming dead mammals and
promoting the recycling of organic matter into ecosystems. Most forensic studies are focused …

A mummified human corpse and associated insects of forensic importance in indoor conditions

M Kadej, Ł Szleszkowski, A Thannhäuser… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
We report, for the first time from Poland, the presence of Dermestes haemorrhoidalis
(Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a mummified human corpse found in a flat (Lower Silesia …

Temperature-Dependent Development of Nitidula rufipes (Linnaeus, 1767) (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Its Significance in Estimating Minimum Postmortem Interval

G Hu, L Li, Y Guo, C Kang, Y Wang, Y Zhang, Z Zhang… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The decay of human or animal carcasses usually attracts the colonization
of large numbers of car-rion-related arthropods, especially Diptera and Coleoptera. Since …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Benzodiazepine Delorazepam on Growth and Behaviour of Artemia salina Nauplii

C Fogliano, R Carotenuto, C Agnisola, CM Motta… - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Benzodiazepines are drugs resistant to sewage treatment, persisting in
aquatic environments. Their presence notably increased after the COVID pandemic due to …

Post‐mortem interval determinations using insects collected from illegally hunted and dehorned rhinoceros in the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2021

M Pienaar, IR Dadour - Medical and veterinary entomology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wildlife forensic science is a growing research field globally with application in criminal
cases of illegal hunting requiring an estimate of time of death based on insect fauna. The …

Thermal summation model and instar determination of all developmental stages of necrophagous beetle, Sciodrepoides watsoni (Spence)(Coleoptera: Leiodidae …

P Jakubec - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Necrophagous beetles are underrepresented in forensic entomology studies despite their
undeniable utility for the field. In the present article, information is presented regarding the …

Development of Necrobia ruficollis (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) under Different Constant Temperatures

Y Wang, L Li, G Hu, C Kang, Y Guo, Y Zhang, Y Wang… - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Sarcosaprophagous beetles are significant pests, but they are also key
indicator insects for postmortem interval estimation. In this paper, the development of …

First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater …

CA Oses-Rivera, ECTC Astesiano - Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2020 - biotaxa.org
The forensic information of criminal interest that can be obtained from a decomposing
human corpse can be harmed by postmortem changes. The presence of the water beetle …