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First Report of Dermestes frischii Kugelann (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) on a Human Corpse, South of Iran

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: The necrophagous species of beetles provide useful complementary data to estimate the post-mortem interval in forensic cases.We report, for the first time, Dermestes frischii Kugelann, 1792 larvae from a mummified human body covered with bushes and located in a canal in Sarvestan district, Fars province, south of Iran.The human corpse was a 63 year old male.The time of death was estimated to have been 23 days prior to the finding of the body based on the police investigations and confessions of a suspect.This beetle can be helpful to estimate the time of death in the future.

Source: International Journal of Forensic Science & Pathology

DOI: 10.19070/2332-287x-1500027

Authors: Keshavarzi D, Moemenbellah-Fard MD, Fereidooni M, Montazeri M

Institution: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz University

Award: G6681359830