| a case of calliphora vicina robineau-desvoidy, 1830 (diptera, calliphoridae) breeding in a human corpse in calabria (southern italy). | forensic entomology is the study of insects associated with human corpses. the most common and widely accepted application of entomological evidence in criminal investigations is to determine the post-mortem interval (pmi), i.e. the time from death to discovery of the corpse, and other circumstances of the crime scene. the insects that first colonize a human corpse usually belong to the families calliphoridae, sarcophagidae and muscidae, and often are very important elements in forensic investig ... | 2009 | 18752980 |