Beetles (Coleoptera) are known to constitute forensic evidence in medico-legal investigations as their
presence can be used to date human remains in almost all decomposition stages. Many forensic studies
focus on the successional colonization pattern of flies (Diptera); however, beetles have not so far
been studied extensively for this aspect. A beetle of the genus Afromorgus Scholtz, 1986, A. chinensis
(Boheman, 1858) (Scarabaeoidea: Trogidae), was found beneath a late decaying rabbit carcass at Paya
Indah Wetland, Dengkil, Malaysia, for the first time. Both genus and species are already known to occur
in Malaysia from literature.
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