Post-mortem interval estimation based on insect evidence: current challenges

S Matuszewski - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The post-mortem interval of human cadavers may be estimated based on
insect evidence. In order to identify scientific challenges that pertain to these estimations, I …

Insects associated with ancient human remains: how archaeoentomology can provide additional information in archaeological studies

PA Magni, AD Harvey, EE Guareschi - Heritage, 2023 - mdpi.com
Archaeoentomology is the study of insects and other arthropods recovered from an
archaeological site; they can be found in association with ancient human and animal …

Comparison of accumulated degree-days and entomological approaches in post mortem interval estimation

L Franceschetti, J Pradelli, F Tuccia, G Giordani… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Among the investigative questions to define the temporal frame of a
criminal event, the time since death plays a fundamental role. After death, the body goes …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of Diptera Puparia in Forensic and Archeo-Funerary Contexts

S Vanin, F Tuccia, J Pradelli, G Carta, G Giordani - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In forensic entomology, insects are used to estimate the time since death
and to answer other investigative questions, such as determining if the body was moved …

State of the art of the funerary archaeoentomological investigations in Italy

F Tuccia, G Giordani, S Vanin - Archaeological and Anthropological …, 2022 - Springer
Archaeoentomology is a branch of environmental archaeology focusing on insects and other
arthropods contributing, with other disciplines, to reconstruct a more complete view of past …

Environmental necrophagous fauna selection in a funerary hypogeal context: The putridarium of the Franciscan monastery of Azzio (northern Italy)

J Pradelli, C Rossetti, F Tuccia, G Giordani… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Insects play a fundamental role in the removal and recycling of the organic matter from
human cadavers and animal carcasses. Several factors can affect both the cadaver …

Morphological and molecular characterization of puparia of Piophilidae species of forensic relevance

G Giordani, F Tuccia, D Martín‐Vega… - Medical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piophilidae are a small family of Diptera with a worldwide distribution and which are
historically associated with human activities. In addition to their economic importance …

Puparia cleaning techniques for forensic and archaeo-funerary studies

J Pradelli, F Tuccia, G Giordani, S Vanin - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In forensic entomology, the correct identification of the species colonizing
a body is fundamental. In old cases, puparia of Diptera represent the only entomological …

Development and Intrapuparial Characterization of Hydrotaea aenescens (Diptera: Muscidae) Raised at Different Temperatures Under Laboratory Conditions

ML Duarte, MMC Queiroz - Journal of Medical Entomology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Species belonging to the Muscidae family are important in the medical-sanitary and forensic
fields due to their biology. The intrapuparial stage of Hydrotaea aenescens (Wiedemann …

The optimal post-eclosion interval while estimating the post-mortem interval based on an empty puparium

J Wydra, S Matuszewski - Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 2021 - Springer
The puparium is the hardened exoskeleton of the last larval instar of a fly, inside which a
prepupa, a pupa and a pharate adult fly successively develop. Empty puparia are frequently …