Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
Mashali, Ashraf Muhammad Ali
al-Ajami, Rim A.
al-Qahtani, Abd al-Munim H.
al-Shahri, Adil A.
al-Musawi, Zaynab M.
al-Khalifah, Muhammad S.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 26, Issue 7 (30 Nov. 2019), pp.1499-1502, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-11-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Qahtani, Abd al-Munim H.& Mashali, Ashraf Muhammad Ali& al-Ajami, Rim A.& al-Shahri, Adil A.& al-Musawi, Zaynab M.& al-Khalifah, Muhammad S.. 2019. Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 26, no. 7, pp.1499-1502.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910163
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Qahtani, Abd al-Munim H.…[et al.]. Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 26, no. 7 (Nov. 2019), pp.1499-1502.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910163
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Qahtani, Abd al-Munim H.& Mashali, Ashraf Muhammad Ali& al-Ajami, Rim A.& al-Shahri, Adil A.& al-Musawi, Zaynab M.& al-Khalifah, Muhammad S.. Forensic insects attracted to human cadavers in a vehicular environment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2019. Vol. 26, no. 7, pp.1499-1502.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-910163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 1502
Record ID
BIM-910163