Journal of Forensic Medicine 2016;32(5):363-366

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.05.011

Research Progress of Carrion-breeding Phorid Flies for Post-mortem Interval Es-timation in Forensic Medicine

Lun LI ; Dianxing FENG ; Jing WU

Keywords

forensic medicine; entomology; review; post-mortem interval; carrion-breeding phorid flies

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

It is a difficult problem of forensic medicine to accurately estimate the post-mortem interval. Entomological approach has been regarded as an effective way to estimate the post-mortem interval. The developmental biology of carrion-breeding flies has an important position at the post-mortem inter-val estimation. Phorid flies are tiny and occur as the main or even the only insect evidence in relatively enclosed environments. This paper reviews the research progress of carrion-breeding phorid flies for esti-mating post-mortem interval in forensic medicine which includes their roles, species identification and age determination of immatures.