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1 September 2001 The First Documented Forensic Entomology Case in Thailand
Kabkaew Sukontason, Kom Sukontason, Karnda Vichairat, Somsak Piangjai, Sirisuda Lertthamnongtham, Roy C. Vogtsberger, Jimmy K. Olson
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The forensic entomology case described herein is the first such case documented in Thailand. A mummified corpse of a 32-yr-old man was discovered in a forested habitat, with the larvae of six species of flies (Diptera) found in association with the corpse at the time of its discovery, i.e., those of Hydrotaea (=Ophyra) spinigera Stein (family Muscidae), Piophila casei (L.) (family Piophilidae), Megaselia scalaris (Loew) (family Phoridae), Sargus sp. (family Stratiomyidae), and larvae of two unidentified flesh fly species (family Sarcophagidae). The presence and age of the larval specimens of P. casei, M. scalaris, and H. spinigera gave entomological evidence that the postmortem interval for the corpse was 3–6 mo. This report also documents some of the forensically important fly species that occur in Thailand.

Kabkaew Sukontason, Kom Sukontason, Karnda Vichairat, Somsak Piangjai, Sirisuda Lertthamnongtham, Roy C. Vogtsberger, and Jimmy K. Olson "The First Documented Forensic Entomology Case in Thailand," Journal of Medical Entomology 38(5), 746-748, (1 September 2001). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-38.5.746
Received: 20 October 2000; Accepted: 1 March 2001; Published: 1 September 2001
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first documented case
fly larvae
forensic entomology
Thailand
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