Abai, MR

6th International Congress of DipterologyThe achievements of forensic entomology, JapanChigusa, Y. (1), H. Kurahashi (2), T. Kanasugi (3), K. Ishii (4), M. Kirinoki (1), N.Hayashi-Kato (1), S. Tokudome (5) & H. Matsuda (1)(1) Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, School of Medicine, DokkyoMedical University, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan(2) Reference Museum, Department of Medical Entomology, National Institute ofInfectious Diseases, Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan(3) Gunma Prefectual Gunma “Insect World”, Tsurugaya, Niisato, Kiryu, Gunma 376-0132, Japan(4) Department of Natural Science (Biology), School of Medicine, Dokkyo MedicalUniversity, Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan(5) Department of Legal Medicine, School of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University,Mibu, Shimotsuga, Tochigi 321-0293, JapanForensic entomology is a popular component in the practice offorensic autopsy in western countries. To the best of our knowledge, thesystematic surveillance and identification of dipteran insects from cadaverswhich constitute forensic entomology have been conducted in a fewinstitutions in Japan.The authors performed entomological surveys of forensic autopsiesconducted in School of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, Japan since2003 with the cooperation of forensic pathologists, medical entomologistsand biologists. From 2003 to the present, 440 cases of forensic autopsywere conducted, 32 of which revealed dipteran eggs, larvae and/or puparia.The Dipteran families detected in these cases were as follows. FamilyCalliphoridae in 32 cases; Family Sarcophagidae in 9 cases; FamilyStratiomyidae in 3 cases; Family Muscidae in 2 cases and FamilyDryomyzidae and Family Syrphidae each found in 1 case. The genera andspecies of dipteran insects found in the autopsy cases are as follows: sixAldricina grahami, five Chrysmya pinguis, five Lucilia sericata, fourBoettcherisca peregrina, three Parasarcophaga similis, three Hermetiaillucens, two Calliphora nigribarbis, two C. vicina, two L. illustris, one L.caesar, one Triceratopyga calliphoroides, one Dryomyza formosa, oneHydrotaea ignova, one Muscina stabulans, one B. septentrionalis, one P.dux and one Eristalis tenax.44