Forensic entomology could provide valuable data for the minimum postmortem interval
(PMImin) estimation and other relevant information, such as causes and circumstances of …

Necrophagous Sarcophagidae are among the insects most frequently reported from human
corpses. The broad forensic application of flesh flies is restricted by the lack of reliable tools …

The Muscidae is one of the main dipteran families recognized as important for medico-legal
purposes. Although an association of adult flies with decomposing human and animal …

Sarcophagidae are an important element of carrion insect community. Unfortunately, results
on larval and adult Sarcophagidae from forensic carrion studies are virtually absent mostly …

Carrion resources sustain a complex and diverse community of both vertebrate and
invertebrate scavengers, either obligate or facultative. However, although carrion ecology …

The flesh flies are a group of insects well known for their forensic importance. Reliable
identification of these flies relies on the use of either molecular markers or the morphology 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 …

Inventories on necrophagous insects carried out in Brazil encompass mostly species from
the southeastern and central-western regions of the country. This review aims to produce the …

Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science that incorporates insects as a part of
solving crime. Insect-based evidence recovered at a crime scene can be used to estimate …

We describe here a case of multiple colonization of a male cadaver found indoors in the
municipality of Jaboatao dos Guararapes, Brazil. The body was colonized by six species of …