Bonacci Teresa, Vercillo Vannio, Brandmayr Pietro, Fonti Arcangelo, Tersaruolo Claudio, Zetto Brandmayr Tullia
Dipartimento di Ecologia, Università della Calabria, via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2009 Jan;11(1):30-2. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2008.06.004. Epub 2008 Aug 26.
Forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with human corpses. The most common and widely accepted application of entomological evidence in criminal investigations is to determine the post-mortem interval (PMI), i.e. the time from death to discovery of the corpse, and other circumstances of the crime scene. The insects that first colonize a human corpse usually belong to the families Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae, and often are very important elements in forensic investigation. The aim of this study was to highlight the importance of evaluating forensic evidence on a regional and urban scale. To assess the climatic, geographical and environmental influences on carrion-breeding fauna, we present details of a case in Calabria (southern Italy) in February 2007. The entomological evidence consisted only of Calliphora vicina Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. The presence of this species is related to the climatic and micro-environmental conditions in the urban habitat of Cosenza, southern Italy, and to the location and status of the cadaver.
法医昆虫学是对与人类尸体相关的昆虫的研究。昆虫学证据在刑事调查中最常见且被广泛接受的应用是确定死后间隔时间（PMI），即从死亡到发现尸体的时间，以及犯罪现场的其他情况。最早在人类尸体上定殖的昆虫通常属于丽蝇科、麻蝇科和蝇科，并且常常是法医调查中的非常重要的因素。本研究的目的是强调在区域和城市尺度上评估法医证据的重要性。为了评估气候、地理和环境对尸体滋生动物群的影响，我们呈现了2007年2月在意大利南部卡拉布里亚的一个案例的详细情况。昆虫学证据仅由1830年的红头丽蝇组成。该物种的存在与意大利南部科森扎城市栖息地的气候和微环境条件以及尸体的位置和状态有关。
