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

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 postmorte...

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Main Authors: Christopher Alexander Oses-Rivera, Edoardo Carlo Tosti-Croce Astesiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2020-01-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Entomología
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/59490