Forensic case reports of Dermestes maculatus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in Santa Catarina state, Southern Brazil

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, LEGAL Journal of forensic and legal medicine Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jflm.2024.102735

Victor Wilson Botteon, Anderson Gaedke, Victor Michelon Alves

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Only a few cases describing the activity of dermestids on human corpses have been reported in the literature. Dermestes maculatus is a cosmopolitan beetle associated with carcasses at different decomposition stages, usually colonizing skeletonized and mummified remains. In this study, we presented two forensic case reports of D. maculatus associated with human corpses in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. In the first case, a human corpse in an advanced stage of decomposition was found hanged in an outdoor urban area. In the other one, a mummified cadaver was found inside of a closed house. In this last case, larvae of D. maculatus were essential to estimate the minimum postmortem interval (PMI) for the first time in Scientific Police of Santa Catarina. Our records highlight the significance of necrophagous beetles in ecological succession and in estimating PMI in cases involving human remains and corpses in advanced stage of decomposition.

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巴西南部圣卡塔琳娜州的 Dermestes maculatus（鞘翅目：Dermestidae）法医案例报告。

文献中描述皮蠹在人类尸体上活动的案例寥寥无几。Dermestes maculatus是一种世界性甲虫，与处于不同腐烂阶段的尸体有关，通常定殖在骸骨和木乃伊化的遗体上。在这项研究中，我们介绍了巴西南部圣卡塔琳娜州两起与人类尸体有关的 D. maculatus 法医案例报告。在第一个案例中，一具处于晚期腐烂阶段的人类尸体被发现吊死在室外城区。在另一个案例中，一具木乃伊化的尸体是在一间封闭的房子里发现的。在最后一个案例中，D. maculatus 的幼虫对估算最小死后间隔时间（PMI）至关重要，这在圣卡塔琳娜科学警察局还是第一次。我们的记录突显了食尸甲虫在生态演替中的重要性，以及在涉及处于腐烂晚期的人类遗骸和尸体的情况下估算PMI的重要性。

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Journal of forensic and legal medicine MEDICINE, LEGAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine publishes topical articles on aspects of forensic and legal medicine. Specifically the Journal supports research that explores the medical principles of care and forensic assessment of individuals, whether adult or child, in contact with the judicial system. It is a fully peer-review hybrid journal with a broad international perspective. The Journal accepts submissions of original research, review articles, and pertinent case studies, editorials, and commentaries in relevant areas of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Context of Practice, and Education and Training. The Journal adheres to strict publication ethical guidelines, and actively supports a culture of inclusive and representative publication.