Utilização de dipteros e cronotanatognose nos animais domésticos: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Forensic entomology studies arthropods and their relationship with cadaveric decomposition, which is an important area of forensic medicine capable of providing accurate information about the circumstances of death, thus enabling the resolution of criminal disputes. An in-depth aspect for forensic entomology is knowledge about insects, especially about dipterans, anatomy and physiology so that it is possible to make a good characterization of the species present in the cadaver, being possible to determine its growth pattern. The most used estimator in forensic entomology is the Post Mortem Interval (PMI), which is used to measure the minimum and maximum time of death of a cadaver, for the minimum and maximum time different calculation methods are used. Another point discussed was the current development of veterinary forensic entomology, its promotion in institutions and its current applicability in the national scenario, some international cases were also pointed out. The present work aimed to expose, based on the literature, what the post mortem interval is, as well as to approach the main dipterans present in forensic entomology applied to veterinary medicine, seeking to bring relevant information on the subject to veterinarians.