title: First record of genus Puliciphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with rabbit carcasses placed in concealed environments in Malaysia.
abstract: Scuttle flies of genus Puliciphora Dahl (Diptera: Phoridae) are recorded for the first time in Malaysia from rabbit carcasses placed in concealed environments. They consist of Puliciphora borinquenensis Wheeler ♂♀, Puliciphora obtecta Meijere ♀ and Puliciphora beckeri Meijere ♀. All species were obtained from rabbit carcasses in used luggage and garbage bin placed at Forensic Science Simulation Site, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor. The specimens were collected from the carcasses using a modified Malaise trap, an entomological aspirator and preserved in 70% ethanol. This report expands the geographical distributions of these species and their microhabitat, suggests its possible important role in forensic entomology.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Science Program, School of Diagnostic & Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: rmzuha@ukm.edu.my.
authors.forename: Raja Muhammad
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Zuha
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Science Program, School of Diagnostic & Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Huong Wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: See
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, England, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R Henry L
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Disney
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Science Program, School of Diagnostic & Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Baharudin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Omar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D004772:Entomology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D008296:Malaysia; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011817:Rabbits
keywords: Decomposition; Forensic entomology; Insect succession; Phoridae; Scuttle fly