title: The colonization of carrion by soldier fly, Ptecticus melanurus (Walker) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in a tropical forest in Malaysia: a new potential species for minimum PMI estimation.
abstract: This paper discusses the colonization of the stratiomyid species Ptecticus melanurus   (Walker) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in monkey carrion and its potential for the determination of   the minimum time since death (PMI). A study was conducted in a tropical forest at Bangi,   Malaysia from 13 November 2009 to 8 June 2011. Twelve monkey carcasses (Macaca   fascicularis Raffles) were used and divided in equal number into three different field trials.   Adults of P. melanurus were first observed on monkey carrions on the second day the   carcasses were placed in the field while their penultimate instar larvae were found in the wet   soil under and beside carcass from day 8 to 31 days postmortem.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Science Program, School of Diagnostics and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. onedy80@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azwandi
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002102:Cadaver; D004175:Diptera / Q000254:growth & development*; D004772:Entomology / Q000379:methods; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000469:parasitology*; D008296:Malaysia; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D013997:Time Factors; D014197:Trees; D014329:Tropical Climate