First record of genus Puliciphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with rabbit carcasses placed in concealed environments in Malaysia

First record of genus Puliciphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with rabbit carcasses placed in concealed environments in Malaysia

Highlights • Study on forensically important scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) is rare. • Phoridae is considered one of the most taxonomically difficult groups in Diptera. • Rabbit carcasses were left decomposed in concealed garbage bin and a luggage. • We record Puliciphora Dahl species for the fir...

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Veröffentlicht in:Forensic science international 2014-12, Vol.245, p.e36-e37
Hauptverfasser: Zuha, Raja Muhammad, See, Huong Wen, Disney, R. Henry L, Omar, Baharudin
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Carcasses
Decomposition
Diptera
Entomology
Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol
Feeding Behavior
Flies
Forensic entomology
Forensic science
Insect succession
Malaysia
Microhabitats
Pathology
Phoridae
Postmortem Changes
Puliciphora
Puliciphora borinquenensis
Rabbits
Scuttle fly
Simulation
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Study on forensically important scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) is rare. • Phoridae is considered one of the most taxonomically difficult groups in Diptera. • Rabbit carcasses were left decomposed in concealed garbage bin and a luggage. • We record Puliciphora Dahl species for the first time in Malaysia. • They are P. borinquenensis Wheeler, P. obtecta Meijere and P. beckeri Meijere.
ISSN:0379-0738
1872-6283
DOI:10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.10.034