Goff M L, Win B H
Department of Entomology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 1997 Nov;42(6):1176-9.
The postmortem interval for a set of human remains discovered inside a metal tool box was estimated using the development time required for a stratiomyid fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), Hermetia illucens, in combination with the time required to establish a colony of the ant Anoplolepsis longipes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) capable of producing alate (winged) reproductives. This analysis resulted in a postmortem interval estimate of 14 + months, with a period of 14-18 months being the most probable time interval. The victim had been missing for approximately 18 months.
利用扁角水虻（双翅目：水虻科）黑菌虫的发育时间，结合建立一个能够产生有翅生殖蚁的长足蚁（膜翅目：蚁科）蚁群所需的时间，对在一个金属工具箱内发现的一具人类遗体的死后间隔时间进行了估计。该分析得出死后间隔时间估计为14个多月，最可能的时间间隔为14 - 18个月。受害者已失踪约18个月。
