嗜尸性甲虫在尸体上的演替及其法医学应用前景

The Succession of Sarcophagus Beetles on Carrion and Its Application in Forensic Medicine

作为法医昆虫学的主要研究对象之一,嗜尸性甲虫在腐败晚期干化和白骨化尸体的死亡时间推断中具有双翅目昆虫所无法取代的重要意义,并对尸体的腐败、破坏、分解和姿势改变发挥着不容忽视的作用。本文阐述了嗜尸性甲虫在尸体上的演替,分析了嗜尸性甲虫演替的影响因素,介绍了嗜尸性甲虫在法医学中的应用和前景。虽然目前对嗜尸性甲虫的研究还很少,但嗜尸性甲虫在法医鉴定中的作用将在今后受到越来越多法医工作者的重视。

Sarcophagus beetles, which can not be replaced by Diptera, play a pivotal role not only in estimating PMI of dry human skeletal remains in the later stages decomposition of carcasses, but also the corruption, destruction, decomposition and posture changes of carcasses. This article explicates the succession of sarcophagus beetles on carrion and its influencing factors, and introduces the application and prospects of sarcophagus beetles in forensic entomology. Although few researches focus on sarcophagus beetles at present, it is believed that more and more forensic scientists will pay attention to sarcophagus beetles’ application in forensic identification.