title: [A study on sarcosaphagous insects species variety with seasons in Chengdu].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the species of sarcosaphagous insects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rabbits were killed and placed outdoors from March to November. Flies that appeared the cadavers were observed and identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are five main flies, i.e., Muscadomesticauicina, Lucilia sericata, C. Megacephala, S. fuscicauda, Aldrichiragrahormi. From midtime of April to the beginning of October, Muscadomesticauicina could be seen on the cadvers, however, Aldrichiragrahormi only could be seen before the beginning of May. Otherwise, Lucilia sericata, C. Megacephala, S. fuscicauda could be seen on the cadvers from March to the end of October. After the midtime of November, none of sarcosaphagous flies could be seen on the cadvers. On the other hand, maggots of sarcosaphagous flies could be seen often on the cadvers after adults of sarcosaphagous flies intruding 1 to 4 days, relating to temperature of environment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If these flies history of life be studied. it is useful for estimating postmortem interval in Chengdu.
authors.affiliation: West China Basic Medicine & Forensic Medicine College of Sichuan University, ChengDu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Da-hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D004175:Diptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D007814:Larva / Q000254:growth & development; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011817:Rabbits; D012621:Seasons; D013997:Time Factors