Study on the community succession of sarcosaphagous insects at summer in Xinxiang area
10.13618/j.issn.1001-5728.2017.01.004
- VernacularTitle:新乡地区夏季常见嗜尸性昆虫群落演替规律初步研究
- Author:
Hongyan WU
;
Liuqing YANG
;
Bo WANG
;
Haoyue YUAN
;
Yingjie ZHAI
- Keywords:
forensic entomology;
sarcosaphagous insects;
rabbit;
rat
- From:
Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine
2017;32(1):13-15
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study and the succession of sarcosaphagous insects and their regular activity on carcass in Xinxiang area. Methods Six rats and five rabbits were sacrificed and placed at the remote grassland of Xinxiang Medical University in July 2015. The main insect species and the decomposition process were observed. The different decomposition stages and the community succession of insects were recorded. Results Seven main species could be identified belonging to 3 families from Diptera, main including Musca domestica, Chrysomya megacephala, Lucilia sericata, Boettcherisca peregrina, Helicophagella melanura. Muscina stabulans and Fannia prisca. And showed regulations of the succession of sarcosaphagous flies community. Conclusion It may be used for estimating postmortem interval in Xinxiang area.
