Geographical Distribution and Multimethod Species Identification of Forensically Important Necrophagous Flies on Hainan Island.

ABSTRACT: Forensic entomology offers unique advantages for the minimum postmortem interval (PMImin) estimation of decomposed corpses in forensic investigations. Accurate species identification and up-to-date locality information are essential. Hainan Island has a tropical rainforest climate and a vast territory. In this study, the community structure of necrophagous flies on Hainan Island was investigated in detail according to geographical environment. The results showed that the dominant species included C. megacephala, S. peregrina, C. rufifacies, S. misera, H. ligurriens, S. sericea, S. cinerea, S. dux, C. pinguis, and M. domestica. Furthermore, C. rufifacies and C. villeneuvi were found only in the high-altitude

SUBMITTER: Qu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10672153 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature