Revisiting the larval morphology of Oiceoptoma thoracicum (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf022" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf022</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf022" target="_blank" >10.1093/jme/tjaf022</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Revisiting the larval morphology of Oiceoptoma thoracicum (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Silphinae)

Original language description

Precise identification of insect species and their developmental stages (instars) on human remains is crucial for estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) and detecting potential body tampering. However, larvae of many common species can only be reliably identified using molecular techniques, which are not always possible. Furthermore, determining the instar stage is even more challenging, as features necessary for precise identification are often poorly documented. Oiceoptoma thoracicum (Linnaeus, 1758) is a common necrophagous beetle in the Palearctic region from the Western Europe to Japan. The species is also frequently found on cadavers of large vertebrates, including human remains, making it a promising candidate for use as a bioindicator in forensic entomology. Adults can be easily distinguished from other species; however, larvae have never been thoroughly described. The identification of O. thoracicum based on immature stages, or the differentiation of instars of this species is therefore not yet possible. The aim of this study was to provide reliable morphological characters that would allow the identification of larvae and instar stages in O. thoracicum. Quantitative and qualitative morphological characters for instar and species identification are described and illustrated. A list of described immature stages of the genus Oiceoptoma is provided.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10616 - Entomology

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY

ISSN

0022-2585

e-ISSN

0022-2585

Volume of the periodical

62

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

20

Pages from-to

525-544

UT code for WoS article

001436351600001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105005194195