title: Use of beetles in forensic entomology.
abstract: Beetles (Coleoptera) have been recognised as providing significant entomological evidence in the medico-legal field, particularly with reference to dry human skeletal remains in the later stages of decomposition. The Dermestidae (skin beetles) and Cleridae (bone beetles) have been found as the most common types infesting exposed human remains and providing evidence in estimating the minimum postmortem interval (PMI).
authors.affiliation: Medicolegal Institute, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Home (Police) Department, Gandhi Medical College Building, Bhopal 462001, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kulshrestha
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Satpathy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013997:Time Factors