Skin artefacts due to post-mortem damage caused by Notiothauma reedi: A insect of forensic importance in forest communities of Chile

This study provides preliminary results on the role of this species in the decomposition of carcasses in native forests and exotic plantations in southern Chile and on the skin lesions that it causes, which should be taken into account when cadavers are found under conditions similar to those described above. In light of these findings, N. reedi could be a new bioindicator of forensic utility in the forest communities of southern Chile.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences - Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research