First record of Diamesus osculans (Vigors, 1825) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) colonization on a human corpse

• Main Authors: Ivorra, Tania, Rahimi, Razuin, Goh, Thary Gazi, Azmiera, Nurul, Nur-Aliah, Natasha Azmi, Low, Van Lun, Heo, Chong Chin
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer 2024
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/46053/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03023-z
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

A partially skeletonized human corpse was found in bushes in Selangor, Malaysia in June 2020. Entomological evidence was collected during the autopsy and sent to the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) for minimum postmortem inte...