First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile

Abstract The forensic information of criminal interest that can be obtained from a decomposing human corpse can be harmed by postmortem changes. The presence of the water beetle Rhantus validus feeding on a corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond in Peñehue, Región de La Araucanía, Chile, and...

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Autores principales:	Oses-Rivera,Christopher Alexander, Astesiano,Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2020
Materias:	Aquatic Insects facultative necrophage forensic entomology Neotropical Region
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-899420200001000812021-01-14First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, ChileOses-Rivera,Christopher AlexanderAstesiano,Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce Aquatic Insects facultative necrophage forensic entomology Neotropical Region Abstract The forensic information of criminal interest that can be obtained from a decomposing human corpse can be harmed by postmortem changes. The presence of the water beetle Rhantus validus feeding on a corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond in Peñehue, Región de La Araucanía, Chile, and postmortem artifacts caused by their necrophagous activity is reported. These skin modifications can be confused with antemortem injuries. The ecological conditions that allow this feeding behavior and the forensic repercussions of this finding are discussed.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de EntomologíaRevista chilena de entomología v.46 n.1 20202020-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-89942020000100081en10.35249/rche.46.1.20.11
institution	Scielo Chile
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language	English
topic	Aquatic Insects facultative necrophage forensic entomology Neotropical Region
spellingShingle	Aquatic Insects facultative necrophage forensic entomology Neotropical Region Oses-Rivera,Christopher Alexander Astesiano,Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
description	Abstract The forensic information of criminal interest that can be obtained from a decomposing human corpse can be harmed by postmortem changes. The presence of the water beetle Rhantus validus feeding on a corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond in Peñehue, Región de La Araucanía, Chile, and postmortem artifacts caused by their necrophagous activity is reported. These skin modifications can be confused with antemortem injuries. The ecological conditions that allow this feeding behavior and the forensic repercussions of this finding are discussed.
author	Oses-Rivera,Christopher Alexander Astesiano,Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce
author_facet	Oses-Rivera,Christopher Alexander Astesiano,Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce
author_sort	Oses-Rivera,Christopher Alexander
title	First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
title_short	First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
title_full	First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
title_fullStr	First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
title_full_unstemmed	First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile
title_sort	first report of rhantus validus sharp (coleoptera: dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the región de la araucanía, chile
publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Entomología
publishDate	2020
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-89942020000100081
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First report of Rhantus validus Sharp (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) as necrophage and generator of postmortem artifacts in a human corpse found in an artificial freshwater pond from the Región de La Araucanía, Chile

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