Two human cases associated with forensic insects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| Autor: | Mohammed S. Al-Khalifa, Abdulmani H. Al-Qahtni, Ashraf Mohamed Ali Mashaly |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Dermestes maculatus Human corpses media_common.quotation_subject Zoology Insect 01 natural sciences Article 03 medical and health sciences Carrion Forensic entomology lcsh:QH301-705.5 media_common Decomposition Larva biology biology.organism_classification Dermestidae Habitat 030104 developmental biology lcsh:Biology (General) Muscidae Musca domestica General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Musca 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 27, Iss 3, Pp 881-886 (2020) Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1319-562X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sjbs.2019.12.027 |
| Popis: | In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we are reporting two cases of natural death. The two bodies showed different types of habitat, insect colonization and decomposition stage. The first case was about the body of a 65-years-old male, with mummification of the clothed body was found in an outdoor habitat. Different life stages of Dermestes maculatus DeGeer (Coleoptera: Dermestidae were gathered from the cadaver, and due to the advanced degree of decomposition, the PMImin was estimated to be 3 months. The second body belonging to a 40-years-old male, was found in a semi-closed apartment (indoor habitat), and the body was at the end of the bloated decomposition stage. In this case, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) larvae were collected, and the PMImin was estimated to be 4 days. The limited insect activity for the two bodies caused by the advanced decomposition stage in the first case and indoor environment in the second. Average temperatures of (23.3 ± 1.6) °C for the first body and (27.5 ± 1.7) °C2 for the second body. Habitat was the key factor to attract insects to the two cadavers. This study stressed that, for accurate estimates of time since death, knowledge of the impact of different variables on insects found over and around the carrion is essential. Keywords: Decomposition, Forensic entomology, Habitat, Human corpses, Dermestes maculatus, Musca domestica |
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