A brief review of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

L Ren, Y Shang, W Chen, F Meng, J Cai… - Forensic sciences …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Forensic entomology could provide valuable data for the minimum postmortem interval
(PMImin) estimation and other relevant information, such as causes and circumstances of …

All insects matter: a review of 160 entomology cases from 1993 to 2007 in Switzerland—part I (Diptera)

J Hodecek, L Fumagalli… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Necrophagous Diptera are the most important group of insects used for the purposes of
forensic entomology. While the most utilized fly family in this context is the family …

It is all about the insects: a retrospective on 20 years of forensic entomology highlights the importance of insects in legal investigations

L Lutz, R Zehner, MA Verhoff, H Bratzke… - International journal of …, 2021 - Springer
This study highlights the importance of insect evidence by evaluating 949 insect-associated
cases, including 139 entomological reports, from 2001 to 2019 at the Institute of Legal …

Flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) colonising large carcasses in Central Europe

K Szpila, A Mądra, M Jarmusz, S Matuszewski - Parasitology Research, 2015 - Springer
Sarcophagidae are an important element of carrion insect community. Unfortunately, results
on larval and adult Sarcophagidae from forensic carrion studies are virtually absent mostly …

Spatio-temporal distribution and habitat preference of necrophagous Calliphoridae based on 160 real cases from Switzerland

J Hodecek, P Jakubec - International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Necrophagous blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are of great importance
particularly during investigations of suspicious deaths. Many studies have analyzed the …

Environmental factors influencing flight activity of forensically important female blow flies in Central Europe

L Lutz, MA Verhoff, J Amendt - International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2019 - Springer
In forensic entomology, evaluation of a possible delay between a person's death and insect
colonization is crucial. We monitored the seasonal flight activities of the most abundant blow …

A methodological approach to age estimation of the intra‐puparial period of the forensically relevant blow fly Calliphora vicina via Fourier transform infrared …

L Thümmel, J Tintner‐Olifiers… - Medical and Veterinary …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating the age of immature blow flies is of great importance for forensic entomology.
However, no gold‐standard technique for an accurate determination of the intra‐puparial …

Preliminary data on carrion insects in urban (indoor and outdoor) and periurban environments in central Spain

A Baz, C Botías, D Martín-Vega, B Cifrián… - Forensic science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Although most cases involving entomological evidence occur in urban environments and
under indoor conditions, there is a lack of studies determining the insect fauna of forensic …

Insect decline—A forensic issue?

J Amendt - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Numerous studies report a decline in insect biodiversity and biomass on a
global scale. Since forensic entomology relies on the presence of insects, the question of …

The effect of anthropization on Sarcophagidae (Diptera: Calyptratae) community structure: an assessment on different types of habitats in the Humid Chaco ecoregion …

MI Dufek, DD Larrea, MP Damborsky… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Sarcophagidae (Diptera) are of great interest from a veterinary, medical, and forensic
viewpoint, and are potential bioindicators for environmental impact assessments. In this …