Coleoptera species of forensic importance from Brazil: an updated list

Almeida, Lúcia M.; Corrêa, Rodrigo César; Grossi, Paschoal Coelho

doi:10.1016/j.rbe.2015.07.008

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“…The decrease in the abundance in late decay stages could be due to the decrease in VOCs . In forensic entomology, Coleoptera is an order of great importance; however, the neglect of this order is due to difficulties regarding taxonomy or its role on the carrion ( Almeida et al 2015 ). Each biogeographic region has its specific carrion insect fauna ( Santos and Santos 2016 ).…”

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Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Shayya

Dégallier²,

Nel

et al. 2018

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Many histerid beetles are necrophilous on carrion during both active and advanced stages of decomposition. In this study, 13 species of Saprinus were recorded on carrion from Lebanon, containing eight that are new for the Lebanese fauna. The following Saprinus species are newly recorded from Lebanon: 1) Saprinus (S.) caerulescens caerulescens (Hoffmann, 1803); 2) S. (S.) calatravensis Fuente, 1899; 3) S. (S.) chalcites (Illiger, 1807); 4) S. (S.) godet (Brullé, 1832); 5) S. (S.) maculatus (P. Rossi, 1792); 6) S. (S.) strigil Marseul, 1855; 7) S. (S.) submarginatus J. Sahlberg, 1913; and 8) S. (S.) tenuistrius sparsutus Solsky, 1876. The peak activity was recorded, key for the species is provided, and habitus images and male genitalia are illustrated in order to facilitate their taxonomic identifications. Saprinus species are diverse and common on animal carcass; they were likewise collected from a human cadaver in Lebanon. Preliminary comments on biology and distribution of the studied species are given. Our paper represents the first faunistic study on Histeridae from Lebanon. A rigorous research program regarding the biology of Saprinus in Lebanon and the neighbouring countries would greatly improve the knowledge of the diversity, activity, and possible forensic value of Saprinus.

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Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Shayya

Dégallier²,

Nel

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“…Some of these beetle species are geographically limited to few localities, but are present in this fragment, such as the necrophagous tunnellers Dichotomius (Luederwaldtinia) louzadai Nunes, Carvalho, & Vaz‐de‐Mello, (Nunes et al., ), and Coprophanaeus (Megaphanaeus) bellicosus (Olivier 1789) (Edmonds & Zidek, ; Maldaner et al, ); as well as the rollers Deltochilum (Hybomidium) louzadai González‐Alvarado & Vaz‐de‐Mello, (González‐Alvarado & Vaz‐de‐Mello, ) and De. (Parahyboma) furcatum (Castelnau 1840) (Almeida, Corrêa, & Grossi, ), the latter of which was reported as the most abundant of these necrophagous Scarabaeinae in the first study of this community (Louzada & Lopes, ) and remains so to this day (VSF pers. obs .…”

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Nesting strategies and disease risk in necrophagous beetles

Fialho

Rodrigues

Elliot

2018

Ecology and Evolution

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While the effects of carcass decomposition on microorganisms have been demonstrated in recent years, little is known of how this impacts necrophagous insects. A common assumption is that insects that exploit carcasses are exposed to a high density of potentially harmful microorganisms, but no field data have so far validated this. Necrophagous beetles such as the Scarabaeinae have complex nesting behaviors with elaborate parental care. So here, we begin to explore whether this conjunction of life history and nesting behavior represents an adaptive response to the threat posed by microbes in these environments, mainly by entomopathogens. We evaluated the density and distribution of fungi and bacteria from soil near the carcasses, and their ability to infect and kill insects that are in contact with this soil during the decomposition process. Our data showed an increase in the density and activity of opportunistic or facultative pathogens during the apex of decomposition, when there is a predominance of necrophagous insects. Meanwhile, the survivorship of bait insects decreased when in contact with soil from this period of decomposition, indicating a potential risk of infection. However, the density and activity of these microorganisms decreased with distance from the carcass, mainly with depth, which would benefit tunneller beetles in particular. We have thus provided the first field data to show that necrophagous insects are indeed exposed to high densities of potentially harmful microorganisms. Furthermore, we propose that some parental care strategies may have arisen not only as a response to competition, but also as adaptations that reduce the risks of disease. Although we have focused on carrion feeders, we suggest that the same occurs with coprophagous beetles, as both carrion and dung are nutrient‐rich resources.

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“…It is the only species from the calligrammus group with reports of forensic importance (Almeida et al 2015).…”

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“…d'Olsoufieff, 1924). The genus has a Neotropical distribution, with 28 species recorded in Brazil (Edmonds and Zídek 2010;Vaz-de-Mello 2020), and there are several species of forensic importance owing to their preference for animal carcasses (Almeida et al 2015).…”

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New records of relictual populations of dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Atlantic Forest of the Brazilian Northeast

Araújo¹,

Silva²,

Moura³

2020

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The diversity of dung beetles is still underestimated in northeastern Brazil. Recent collections have revealed new records of the following species: Canthon histrio (Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau & Audinet-Serville, 1828), Coprophanaeus acrisius (MacLeay, 1819), Coprophanaeus dardanus (MacLeay, 1819), Deltochilum alpercata Silva et al., 2015, Deltochilum brasiliense (Castelnau, 1840), Dichotomius gilletti Valois et al., 2017, Dichotomius iannuzziae Valois et al., 2017, Eurysternus calligrammus Dalman, 1824, Eurysternus parallelus Castelnau, 1840, Oxysternon silenus Castelnau, 1840, and Phanaeus splendidulus (Fabricius, 1781). These records are discussed in light of the known biogeography of each species.

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Coleoptera species of forensic importance from Brazil: an updated list

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Nesting strategies and disease risk in necrophagous beetles

New records of relictual populations of dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Atlantic Forest of the Brazilian Northeast

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Coleoptera species of forensic importance from Brazil: an updated list

Cited by 19 publications

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Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Contribution to the knowledge of Saprinus Erichson, 1834 of forensic relevance from Lebanon (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Nesting strategies and disease risk in necrophagous beetles

New records of relictual populations of dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Atlantic Forest of the&nbsp;Brazilian Northeast

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New records of relictual populations of dung beetle species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) in the Atlantic Forest of the Brazilian Northeast