title: An analysis of forensic entomological specimens by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
abstract: This study reviews forensic entomological specimens analysed by the Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for the year 2004. A total of 10 cases (6 males and 4 females) were observed for the entomological specimens. Various types of death scenes were obtained including indoor and outdoor area such as bushes field, rubbish dumping site, and aquatic areas. Identified fly species collected from the death sites were blow flies, Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya rufifacies and Lucilia cuprina and unknown sarcophagid larvae, with Ch. megacephala being the most common species found in the ecologically varied death scene habitats. The post-mortem interval (PMI) estimation ranged from one to five days, based on the entomological specimens collected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology & Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. syams81@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Syamsa
authors.forename: F M S
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Marwi
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuha
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004772:Entomology; D005260:Female; D044707:Forensic Sciences; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014495:Universities