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A tentative list of cadaveric beetles established from animal dead bodies in Korea
Entomological data can provide valuable information for crime scene investigation especially in postmortem interval (PMI) estimation. This study aimed to establish the candidate species for forensic indicator-to-be. Cadaveric beetles of 48 species belonging to 13 families were retrieved, collated and interpreted from the biological recording data that had been obtained from 45 animal dead bodies between 2016 and 2017. Twelve species including Onthophagus fodiens, Creophilus maxillosus, and Platydracus paganus were observed in higher frequencies (>50%, p<0.05) during animal decomposition. However, the communities of cadaveric beetles differ in their species composition by different localities, suggesting the comprehensive understanding of local α-diversity should be important for forensic entomology.
