Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Journal: 2019/November - Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN: 1319-562X
Abstract:
Insect fauna attracted to cadavers at the crime scene can be identified and used to estimate the post-mortem interval (PMI). In the current study, insects associated with two human cadavers in a vehicular environment were collected and analysed. The first cadaver was found five days' post mortem in a garage. The second cadaver was found in a car ten days after his death. The weather conditions were obtained from the nearest weather station located to the scenes of the death. During the study, six adults, 32 larvae and egg batches were collected from case 1 and identified as Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann (Diptera: Calliphoridae). From the second case, two larvae of Megaselia scalaris Loew (Diptera: Foridae) and seven larvae of Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) were identified. mPMI ranged from five to twelve days. This information expands the knowledge on the insect fauna in the vehicular environment, which could be used to assist estimation of the PMI.
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Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box: 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Minia University, El Minia 61519, Egypt
Medico Legal Center, King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ashraf M. Mashaly: moc.liamg@96ylahsam
Corresponding author. moc.liamg@96ylahsam
Received 2019 Feb 5; Revised 2019 Mar 30; Accepted 2019 Apr 11.
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