Necrophagous insects are important in the decomposition of cadavers. The close
association between insects and corpses and the use of insects in medicocriminal …

Identifying an insect specimen is an important first step in a forensic–entomological analysis.
However, diagnostic morphological criteria are lacking for many species and life stages. We …

Forensic Entomology deals with the use of insects and other arthropods in medico legal
investigations. We are sure that many people know this or a similar definition, maybe even …

During the summer months of the year 2001, six forensic cases (one is reported in the
present paper), a pig carrion study in the city of Vienna (latitude 48° 12'N, longitude 16° …

In Europe larvae of blowflies are the main group of insects responsible for decomposition of
exposed vertebrate remains, including the human body. This determines their high forensic …

The minimum postmortem interval can be estimated based on knowledge of the pattern of
insect succession on a corpse. To use this approach requires that we take into account the …

A revision of the species and families of sarcosaprophagous flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae,
Sarcophagidae, Muscidae, Fanniidae, Drosophilidae, Phoridae, Piophilidae and …

Forensic entomology is a discipline that mainly uses insects collected in and around corpses
to estimate the post-mortem interval in medicocriminal investigations. Among all scavenger …

Se presenta una clave dicotómica con ilustraciones para separar 13 especies de larvas de
Calliphoridae de importancia forense en Colombia y la descripción de los estadíos …

The study of immature insects is important in forensic entomology, because the identification
of the involved species is a crucial step in calculating the post-mortem interval (PMI) and …