The determination of time since death or the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of the most
important and frequently asked questions in forensic medicine. Medicolegal scholars and …

Simple Summary As an important group of species in forensic entomology,
sarcosaprophagous beetles can provide valuable clues to the postmortem interval of …

The use of forensic entomology has become established as a global science. Recent efforts
in the field bridge multiple disciplines including, but not limited to, microbiology, chemistry …

The hairy rove beetle, Creophilus maxillosus (Linnaeus)(Staphylinidae), is recognized for its
use in forensic entomology. However, insufficient developmental data exist for the Central …

Abstract Lucilia illustris (Meigen 1826)(Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a cosmopolitan species
that commonly colonizes carcasses and occasionally acts as parasites of humans or …

The pre-appearance interval (PAI) is an interval preceding appearance of an insect taxon on
a cadaver. It decreases with an increase in temperature in several forensically-relevant …

Abstract Analysis of insects can provide evidence in death cases, for example, by answering
the question about the time of death. Apart from flies, beetles are the second most useful …

Abstract Sarcophaga dux (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) is a necrophagous flesh fly species with
potential forensic value for estimating minimum postmortem interval (PMI min). The basic …

Forensic entomologists frequently use a developmental method to estimate a post-mortem
interval (PMI). Such estimates are based usually on the blow fly larvae or puparia. Data on …

The blowfly Lucilia cuprina is a primary colonizer of decaying vertebrate carrion, and its
development provides a temperature-dependent clock that may be used to estimate the post …