Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, PO Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain; Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, 47000 Selangor, Malaysia.
Department of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Alicante, PO Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain.
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2022 Jul;57:102077. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2022.102077. Epub 2022 Apr 22.
The estimation of the minimum value of the postmortem interval is affected by well-known abiotic factors such as temperature and humidity, and others relating to the crime scene (e.g. the presence of direct sunlight or shade, immersion in water). However, there are few published data related to other variables that may exist, such as the presence of different insect species, wrapping of the body, or the presence or absence of maggot masses or predatory larvae. In this paper, a case report is presented in which the corpse of a homeless person was partially wrapped in a blanket. The corpse was found outdoors, in an open area in the province of Alicante (SE Spain). Empty puparia of different species of Diptera were collected during the autopsy. According to the insect development data, the minimum postmortem period was estimated and the influence of different factors, especially the effect of being wrapped in the blanket and the presence of the puparia of different species, was discussed. The entomological evidence includes the first record of Synthesiomyia nudiseta (van der Wulp, 1883) (Diptera: Muscidae) in outdoor conditions, and Puliciphora rufipes Silva Figueroa, 1916 (Diptera: Phoridae), which has not previously been recorded on human remains.
死后间隔时间最小值的估计受到众所周知的非生物因素的影响，如温度和湿度，以及与犯罪现场有关的其他因素（例如，是否有直射阳光或阴影，是否浸入水中）。然而，与其他可能存在的变量相关的发表数据很少，例如不同昆虫物种的存在、包裹尸体、蛆虫或捕食性幼虫的存在或不存在。在本文中，报告了一个案例，一名无家可归者的尸体部分包裹在毯子中。尸体被发现在户外，位于西班牙东南部阿利坎特省的一个开阔区域。在尸检过程中收集了不同双翅目昆虫的空蛹。根据昆虫发育数据，估计了最小的死后间隔时间，并讨论了不同因素的影响，特别是包裹在毯子中和存在不同物种蛹的影响。昆虫学证据包括在户外条件下首次记录的 Synthesiomyia nudiseta（van der Wulp，1883）（双翅目：蝇科），以及此前未在人类遗骸上记录过的 Puliciphora rufipes Silva Figueroa，1916（双翅目：皮蝇科）。
