Sains Malaysiana 40(6)(2011): 601–604
Opportunistic Insects Associated with
Pig Carrions in Malaysia
(Serangga Oportunis
Berasosiasi dengan Bangkai Khinzir di Malaysia)
Heo Chong
Chin*
Faculty of
Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor,
Malaysia
Hiromu
Kurahashi
International
Department of Dipterology, Hikawadai 1-2-21, Higashikurume City, Tokyo 203-0004
Japan
Mohamed
Abdullah Marwi
Department of
Parasitology and Medical Entomology, Faculty of Medicine
Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
John Jeffery
Department of
Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine
University
Malaya, 50600 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Baharudin Omar
Department of
Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Diserahkan: 21
Jun 2010 / Diterima: 21 Oktober 2010
ABSTRACT
Flies from the family Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae
are usually found on human cadavers or animal carcasses. However, there are
many other families of Diptera and Coleoptera that were found associated with
animal carcasses, which have not been reported in Malaysia. In this paper, we
report dipterans from the family Micropezidae: Mimegralla albimana Doleschall, 1856,
Neriidae: Telostylinus lineolatus (Wiedemann 1830); Sepsidae: Allosepsis
indica (Wiedemann 1824), Ulidiidae: Physiphora sp. and a beetle
(Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridium sp.) as opportunist species
feeding on oozing fluid during the decomposition process. They did not oviposit
on the pig carcasses, therefore, their role in estimation of time of death is
of little importance. However, they could provide clues such as locality and
types of habitats of the crime scene.
Keywords: Acalyptrate; Coleoptera; Diptera; forensic entomology;
pig carrions
ABSTRAK
Lalat daripada famili Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae and Muscidae
adalah biasa dijumpai di atas mayat manusia ataupun bangkai haiwan. Akan tetapi,
banyak lagi famili Diptera dan Coleoptera yang berasosiasi dengan bangkai
haiwan masih belum dilaporkan di Malaysia. Dalam karya ini, kami melaporkan
Diptera daripada famili Micropezidae: Mimegralla albimana Doleschall, 1856, Neriidae: Telostylinus
lineolatus (Wiedemann 1830); Sepsidae: Allosepsis indica (Wiedemann
1824) dan Ulidiidae: Physiphora sp. dan sejenis kumbang (Coleoptera:
Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridium sp.) sebagai serangga oportunis pada bangkai
khinzir dimana mereka menjilat cecair yang mengalir keluar semasa proses
pereputan. Serangga ini tidak bertelur pada bangkai khinzir. Oleh sebab itu,
mereka tidak memainkan peranan penting dalam penganggaran waktu kematian.
Walaupun begitu, kehadiran serangga ini dapat memberikan maklumat seperti lokasi
dan jenis habitat berkaitan dengan tempat kejadian jenayah.
Kata kunci:
Acalyptrate; bangkai khinzir; Coleoptera; Diptera; entomologi forensic
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*Pengarang untuk surat-menyurat; email:
chin@salam.uitm.edu.my
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