Shao Shipeng, Liu Siqi, Li Liangliang, Hu Gengwang, Zhang Yingna, Wang Yu
Department of Forensic Medicine, Soochow University, Ganjiang East Road, Suzhou 215000, China.
Key Laboratory of Evidence Identification in Universities of Shandong Province, Shandong University of Political Science and Law, Jiefang East Road, Jinan 250014, China.
Insects. 2024 Sep 17;15(9):711. doi: 10.3390/insects15090711.
In forensic entomology, research focused on sarcosaprophagous flies, but the sarcosaprophagous beetles, as important "forensic indicator species" of late-stage PMI in cadaver decomposition, received less attention. To increase attention on, and use and understanding of, sarcosaprophagous beetles in forensic entomology, this paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the available relevant literature. The occurrence frequency of beetle families and species from succession studies, actual cases, and experiments were calculated and illustrated using graphs. As a result, a total of 14 families and 1077 species associated with carcasses were collected, with Staphylinidae being the most frequently recorded among the families, and (Fabricius, 1781) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) being the most frequently recorded species. In addition, a brief introduction of the cadaver-related beetles of each family is given, and research on the species identification of the immature stages, age estimation of the immature stages, and estimation of the arrival time of sarcosaprophagous beetles are discussed and prospected. This work will aid in the increased use of sarcosaprophagous beetles in forensic science practice in the future.
在法医昆虫学中，研究主要集中在嗜尸性蝇类上，而嗜尸性甲虫作为尸体分解后期重要的“法医指示物种”，受到的关注较少。为了提高法医昆虫学领域对嗜尸性甲虫的关注度、利用率和理解程度，本文对现有的相关文献进行了文献计量分析。计算了来自演替研究、实际案例和实验中的甲虫科和物种的出现频率，并用图表进行了展示。结果共收集到14个科和1077种与尸体相关的甲虫，其中隐翅虫科是各科中记录频率最高的，而（法布尔，1781年）（鞘翅目：郭公虫科）是记录频率最高的物种。此外，还对每个科与尸体相关的甲虫进行了简要介绍，并对未成熟阶段的物种鉴定、未成熟阶段的年龄估计以及嗜尸性甲虫到达时间的估计等研究进行了讨论和展望。这项工作将有助于未来在法医学实践中更多地利用嗜尸性甲虫。
