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Entomologia

AJournalonInsectDiversityandEvolution

Systematics,

Morphology

and

Biogeography

Coleoptera

species

of

forensic

importance

from

Brazil:

an

updated

list

Lúcia

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AlistoftheColeopteraofimportancefromBrazil,basedonpublishedrecordswascompiled.Thechecklist contains345speciesof16familiesallocatedto16statesofthecountry.Inaddition,threespeciesoftwo familiesareregisteredfortheﬁrsttime.ThefaunaofColeopteraofforensicimportanceisstillnotentirely knownandfuturecollectioneffortsandtaxonomicreviewscouldincreasethenumberofknownspecies considerablyinthenearfuture.

Introduction

The

development

of

forensic

entomology

in

Brazil

was

well

reported

by

Pujol-Luz

et

al.

(2008)

.

It

started

in

1908,

with

the

pio-neers

Roquette-Pinto

and

Oscar

Freire,

who

noted

the

high

diversity

of

the

native

fauna

of

necrophagous

insects

and

the

impossibility

of

direct

application

of

the

methods

developed

in

Europe.

Oscar

Freire

(1914a,b)

was

the

ﬁrst

to

present

a

collection

of

insects

associated

with

his

investigations,

mainly

obtained

from

human

corpses

and

small

animals

in

Bahia

State.

Herman

Lüderwaldt

(1911)

published

a

list

of

Coleoptera

associated

with

several

kinds

of

carrion

in

São

Paulo,

which

is

still

an

important

reference

on

the

subject.

In

1941,

Samuel

Pessôa

and

Frederick

Lane

published

a

paper

regarding

Scarabaeidae

of

medico-legal

importance

(

Pessôa

and

Lane,

1941

).

After

this

period,

the

studies

and

the

information

regarding

forensi-cally

important

species

of

Coleoptera

from

Brazil

became

disperse

and

available

in

books,

articles,

catalogues,

reports

and

collections

or

other

non-indexed

sources

(i.e.

monographs,

dissertations

and

theses).

Almeida

and

Mise

(2009)

published

the

ﬁrst

list

of

South

Ameri-can

Coleoptera,

comprising

15 families

and

Vasconcelos

and

Araújo

(2012)

presented

a

list

of

insects

collected

in

northeastern

Brazil.

The

forensic

importance

of

Coleoptera

is

often

underestimated

due

to

the

belief

that

they

occur

only

at

late

stages

of

decompo-sition.

However,

more

studies

about

their

taxonomy,

biology

and

∗ Correspondingauthor.

E-mail:[email protected](L.M.deAlmeida).

behaviour

are

needed

before

their

importance

can

be

fully

under-stood

(see

Midgley

et

al.,

2010

).

The

diversity

of

Coleoptera

and

the

lack

of

taxonomic

studies

have

direct

effect

in

how

the

beetles

can

be

used

in

forensic

entomology,

mostly

because

unidentiﬁed

material

cannot

be

used

for

a

postmortem

interval

estimative.

Coleoptera

families

with

known

predatory

and

necrophagous

habit

(i.e.

carrion

feeders)

are

listed

as

having

potential

foren-sic

importance

(see

Smith,

1986;

Byrd

and

Castner,

2010

).

The

necrophilous

habit

(i.e.

associated

with

carrion/corpses)

is

an

indicative

of

the

potential

forensic

importance,

but

the

correct

iden-tiﬁcation

is

the

ﬁrst

step

for

the

better

understanding

of

the

role

of

the

species

at

their

environment

and

guide

future

studies

about

its

biology

and

distribution.

The

main

objective

of

this

study

was

to

present

an

updated

list

of

Coleoptera

species

associated

with

carrion/corpses

in

Brazil.

More

speciﬁcally,

it

aimed

to

provide

updated

data

about

the

geographi-cal

distribution

and

substratum

in

which

species

were

collected,

as

well

as

to

provide

a

checklist

of

current

valid

names.

Material

and

methods

The

list

of

species

of

Coleoptera

was

based

on

information

col-lected

from

published

literature

from

1908

to

2014

with

some

new

data

included

(

Table

1 )

and

consider

mostly

studies

of

forensic

entomology,

ecological

succession

and

fauna

surveys

performed

in

Brazil.

The

taxa

considered

of

potential

forensic

importance

followed

two

criteria:

lists

of

Coleoptera

families

associated

with

carrion

available

in

studies

(e.g.

Payne,

1969;

Smith,

1986;

Mise

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Table1

CompiledlistofColeopteraspeciesofforensicimportancefromBrazil.

Family/species Diet/carcass Geographicaldistribution References

Carabidae

Arthrostictusspeciosus(Drury,1829) Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Clivinasp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Galeritasp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

TaeniolobuscrenulatusChaudoir, 1842(?)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Carabidaesp. Human Campinas(SP) Carvalhoetal.,2000

Carabidaesp. Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Carabidaesp.1 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Carabidaesp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Cleridae

Necrobiaruﬁcollis(Fabricius,1775) Pig,notspeciﬁed Campinas(PR),SãoPaulo(SP),Curitiba (PR)

Luederwaldt,1911;Miseetal.,2007 Necrobiaruﬁpes(DeGeer,1775) Human,pig,rabbit,not

speciﬁed

SãoPaulo(SP),Campinas(SP),Curitiba (PR),RibeirãodoPinhal(PR), Uberlândia(MG),SerraTalhada(PE)

Luederwaldt,1911;Souzaand Linhares,1997;Carvalhoetal.,2000; Carvalhoetal.,2004;Miseetal.,2007; Rosaetal.,2011;SilvaandSantos, 2012;MayerandVasconcelos,2013; Miseetal.,2013

Cleridaesp. Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Dermestidae

Dermestesmaculatus(DeGeer,1774) Human,pig,rat,rabbit Campinas(SP),Curitiba(PR), Uberlândia(MG),SerraTalhada(PE)

SouzaandLinhares,1997;Carvalho etal.,2000;Carvalhoetal.,2004;Mise etal.,2007;Rosaetal.,2011;Mayer andVasconcelos,2013;Miseetal., 2013

DermestesperuvianusLaporte,1840 Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

Dermestessp. Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Dermestidaesp.1 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Geotrupidae

Bolpapiumstriatopunctatum(Laporte, 1840)

Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Histeridae

AeletesnicolasiLeivas,2012 Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Leivasetal.,2012

Aeletessp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Atholussp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Euspilotusazureus(Sahlberg,1823) (=Euspilotus“grupo”azureus; SaprinusazureusSahlberg,1823); (=Euspilotusnigrita(Blanchard, 1842))

Pig,rabbit Campinas(SP),Curitiba(PR),Manaus (AM),CapãodoLeão(RS)

SouzaandLinhares,1997;Miseetal., 2007;Miseetal.,2010;Souzaetal., 2008;Miseetal.,2013

Euspilotus(Hesperosaprinus)sp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Euspilotussp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Euspilotussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Euspilotussp. Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

Euspilotussp. Pig Campinas(SP) Carvalhoetal.,2000

Euspilotussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Euspilotusspp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Histersp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Histersp. Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Hololeptasp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Omalodes(Omalodes)bifoveolatus Marseul,1853

Pig Manaus(AM) AlmeidaandMise,2009;Miseetal.,

2010 Omalodes(Omalodes)foveola

Erichson,1834

Pig Manaus(AM),SerraTalhada(PE) Miseetal.,2010;Mayerand Vasconcelos,2013 Omalodes(Omalodes)lucidus

Erichson,1834

Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Omalodes(Omalodes)planifrons Marseul,1853

Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Omalodessp. Pig Campinas(SP) Carvalhoetal.,2000

Omalodessp. Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

OperclipygussubterraneusCaterino andTisheckin,2013(=Operclipygus hospes(Lewis,1902))

Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Corrêaetal.,2012;Caterinoand

Tishechkin,2013 PhelistersanguinipennisMarseul,

1853

Phelistersp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

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Phelistersp.1 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

ScapomegasauritusMarseul,1855 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Xerosaprinussp. Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013

Histeridaesp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Histeridaesp. Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Histeridaespp. Pig,notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),Campinas(SP), Uberlândia(MG)

Luederwaldt,1911;Carvalhoetal., 2004;Rosaetal.,2011

Histeridaesp.1 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Leiodidae(=Cholevidae)

DissochaetusamazonicusGnaspini, 1999

DissochaetusmurrayReitter,1884 Rat,rabbit Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997;Miseetal.,2013

Hydnobiussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Monotomidae(=Rhizophagidae)

Rhizophagidaesp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Nitidulidae

Carpophilussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Stelidotageminata(Say,1825) Rabbit Curitiba(PR) presentstudy

Stelidotaoctomaculata(Say,1825) Rabbit Curitiba(PR) presentstudy

Nitidulidaesp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Nitidulidaesp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Ptiliidae

Ptiliidaesp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Ptiliidaesp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Scarabaeidae

Anomiopussp. Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

AphengiumsordidumHarold,1868 Notspeciﬁed (ES) PessôaandLane,1941

Aphodiinaesp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

AtaeniusaequalisHarold,1880 Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

AtaeniuspicinusHarold,1868 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Ataeniussp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Ataeniussp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Ataeniussp.1 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Ataeniussp.2 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Ateuchusapicatus(Harold,1867) Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Ateuchusbrevis(Harold,1868) (=ChoeridiumbreveHarold,1868)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP) PessôaandLane,1941 Ateuchuscarbonarium(Harold,1868)

(=ChoeridiumcarbonariumHarold, 1868)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Cantareira (SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Ateuchuscarbonarius(Harold,1868) Pig SerraTalhada(PE) MayerandVasconcelos,2013 Ateuchusmultilatus(Harold,1868)

(=ChoeridiummutilatumHarold, 1867)

Notspeciﬁed NovaFriburgo(RJ),Petrópolis(RJ), SerradaBocaína(RJ),SerradeMacaé (RJ),CamposdoJordão(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Ateuchuspalperatus(Germar,1824) (=ChoeridiumpauperatumGermar, 1824)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),SãoPaulo(Ipiranga) (SP)

Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941

Ateuchusstriatulus(Preudhommede Borre,1886)(=Choeridium striatulumPreudhommedeBorre, 1886)

Notspeciﬁed Franca(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Ateuchussubquadratus(Harold, 1868)(=Choeridiumsubquadratum Harold,1868)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Camposdo Jordão(SP),“withoutlocality”(MT)

PessôaandLane,1941

AteuchusvividusGermar,1824 Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

AteuchusvividusGermar,1824 (=ChoeridiumvividumGermar, 1824)

Notspeciﬁed Franca(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

BoucomontiusDendropaemon convexusHarold,1869 (=Tetramereiaconvexa)

Notspeciﬁed Manicoré(AM),SãoPaulo(SP),(GO), (MG),(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Canthidium(Canthidium)aff. depresum(Boucomont,1928)

Canthidium(Canthidium)decoratum Perty,1830

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),SãoPaulo(Ipiranga) (SP),Jundiaí(SP),Campinas(SP), LeopoldoBulhões(GO)

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Table1(Continued)

Canthidium(Canthidium)dispar Harold,1867(=C.Canthidium dispar)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP) Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941

Canthidium(Canthidium)lucidum Harold,1867

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP) PessôaandLane,1941 Canthidium(Canthidium)manni

Arrow,1913

Canthidium(Canthidium)splendidum (PreudhommedeBorre,1886)

Canthidium(Eucanthidium)breve (Germar,1824)

CanthidiumpolitumpolitumHarold, 1867(=Canthidium(Eucanthidium) trinodosum(Boheman,1858))

Canthidiumsp. Rat Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997

Canthidiumsp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Canthidiumspp. Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Canthon(Canthon)chalybaeus Harold,1868(=Canthonconformis Harold,1868)

Notspeciﬁed (SP)(SP),(RS),(SC),(SP),(RJ),(MT), (BA),(PA)

Canthon(Canthon)angularisHarold, 1868

Notspeciﬁed (RJ),(PR),(SC),(SP) PessôaandLane,1941 Canthon(Canthon)curvipesHarold,

1868

Canthon(Canthon)lituratus(Germar, 1813)

Notspeciﬁed (AM),(BA),(PE),(MT),(RJ),(SP).Vila Nova(BA),(SP)(Ipiranga)(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941 Canthon(Canthon)mutabilisLucas,

1859

Notspeciﬁed Jundiaí(SP),(RS),(SC),(SP),(RJ),(MT) PessôaandLane,1941 Canthon(Canthon)podagricusHarold,

1868

Canthon(Canthon)substriatus (Harold,1868)(=Canthon substriatusHarold,1868)

Notspeciﬁed Barretos(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Canthon(Francmonrosia)dives Harold,1868

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),(MG),(GO),(MT) Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941

Canthon(Francmonrosia)rutilans Castelnau,1840

Rat,notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),(MG),(AM),Campinas (SP)

Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941;Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro, 1987

Canthon(Francmonrosia)tetraodon Blanchard,1845

Notspeciﬁed (RS),(SC),(SP),(ES) PessôaandLane,1941 Canthon(Goniocanthon)smaragdulus

(Fabricius,1781)

Notspeciﬁed (ES),(MG),(RJ),(SP),(RS) PessôaandLane,1941 Canthon(Pseudepilissus)muticus

Harold,1867

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Canthonaff.sordidus(Harold,1868) Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

CanthonseptemmaculatusLatreille, 1811(=Canthonseptemmaculaus (Latreille,1811))

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),Manaus(AM),Juazeiro (BA),VilaNova(BA),Pirapora(MG), SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Campinas (SP),Franca(SP),AltodaSerra(SP)

Canthonsmaragdulus(Fabricius, 1781)(=Canthonspeculifer Castelnau,1840)

Notspeciﬁed (ES),(RJ),(MT),(RS),(SC),(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Canthonsp. Pig Campinas(SP),SerraTalhada(PE) Carvalhoetal.,2000;Mayerand

Vasconcelos,2013

CanthontriangularisDrury,1770 Notspeciﬁed (AM),Manaus(AM) PessôaandLane,1941;Miseetal.,2010

CanthontristisHarold,1862 Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

CanthonunicolorBlanchard,1845 (=CanthonopacusLucas,1857)

Notspeciﬁed (SP),(MG) PessôaandLane,1941

CanthonvirensMannerheim,1829 Notspeciﬁed,pig (ES),(RJ),(SP),Jundiaí(SP),Campinas (SP),Franca(SP),Uberlândia(MG)

PessôaandLane,1941;Rosaetal.,2011 Chalcocoprishesperus(Olivier,1789) Notspeciﬁed (ES),(MG),(RJ),(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) acrisius(MacLeay,1819) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus) camargoiPessôa)

Notspeciﬁed P.Murtinho(MS) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) cerberus(Harold,1869)(=Phanaeus (Coprophanaeus)cerberusHarl.)

Notspeciﬁed (ES),PassaQuatro(MG),Serrada Bocaína(RJ)

PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) cyanescens(d’Olsouﬁeff,1924) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus) cyanescensOlsouf.)

Notspeciﬁed (MT),Braganc¸a(PA),Cuiabá(PA),(SP), SerraTalhada(PE)

PessôaandLane,1941;Mayerand Vasconcelos,2013

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) dardanus(MacLeay,1819) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus) arrowid’Olsouﬁeff)

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Family/species Diet/carcass Geographicaldistribution References Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus)

jasius(Olivier,1789)(=Phanaeus (Coprophanaeus)jasiusOliv.)

Notspeciﬁed VilaNova(BA),Franca(SP),Jundiaí (SP),Campinas(SP),RioPreto(SP),São Paulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Serrade Comunatí(PE),(GO)

PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) milon(Blanchard,1843) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus)milon Blanch.)

Notspeciﬁed SuldoBrasil PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Coprophanaeus) spitzi(Pessôa,1934)(=Phanaeus (Coprophanaeus)spitziPessôa)

Notspeciﬁed LeopoldoBulhões(GO),Vianopolis (GO)

PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Megaphanaeus) bonariensis(Gory,1844) (=Phanaeus(Megaphanaeus) bonariensisGory)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),PortoEpitácio(SP),S. Grande(SP),Funil(SP),SãoPaulo (Ipiranga)(SP)

Coprophanaeus(Megaphanaeus) ensifer(Germar,1824)(=Phanaeus (Megaphanaeus)ensiferGerm.)

Pig,notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),Lusanvira(SP),Norteda Bahia,SuldoParaná,Campinas(SP), JoãoPessoa(PB),Uberlândia(MG)

Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941;Carvalhoetal.,2000;Endres etal.,2005;Rosaetal.,2011 Coprophanaeus(Megaphanaeus)

lancifer(Linnaeus,1767)

Pig Manaus(AM) Ururahy-Rodriguesetal.,2008;Mise

etal.,2010 Coprophanaeus(Metallophanaeus)

horus(Waterhouse,1891) (=Phanaeus(Mettalophanaeus) horusWaterh.)

Notspeciﬁed Faz.daFáia(MT) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Metallophanaeus) punctatus(d’Olsouﬁeff,1924) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus) punctatusOlsuf.)

Notspeciﬁed (MT)(?) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeus(Metallophanaeus) saphirinus(Sturm,1828) (=Phanaeus(Mettalophanaeus) saphirinusSturm)

Rat,notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Cantareira (SP),SãoPaulo(SP),CamposdoJordão (SP),Leme(SP),Jundiaí(SP),Ribeirão Preto(SP),Curitiba(PR)

PessôaandLane,1941;Mouraetal., 1997

Coprophanaeus(Metallophanaeus) thalalassinus(Perty,1830) (=Phanaeus(Coprophanaeus) thalassinusPerty)

Notspeciﬁed (SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeusbellicosus(Olivier, 1789)(=Phanaeus(Megaphanaeus) bellicosus(Ol.))

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Joinville(SC) PessôaandLane,1941

Coprophanaeusdardanus(MacLeay, 1819)(=Coprophanaeus (Corpophanaeus)dardanus (MacLeay,1819))

Notspeciﬁed Joinville(SC),Corupá(SC),Raizda Serra(SP),PortoAlegre(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Deltochilum(Aganhyboma) trisignatumHarold,1881

Notspeciﬁed (ES),(MG) PessôaandLane,1941

Deltochilum(Calhyboma)carinatum (Westwood,1837)

Notspeciﬁed RegiãoAmazônica PessôaandLane,1941

Deltochilum(Calhyboma) verruciferumFelsche,1911

Deltochilum(Deltochilum)dentipes Eschscholtz,1822

Notspeciﬁed (RJ),(SP),(PR),(SC),PontaGrossa(PR) PessôaandLane,1941 Deltochilum(Deltochilum)irroratum

(Castelnau,1840)

Notspeciﬁed (AM),(ES),(RJ),(SC) PessôaandLane,1941 Deltochilum(Deltochilum)orbiculare

vanLansberge,1874

Notspeciﬁed BaciaAmazônica,(BA),(MT) PessôaandLane,1941 Deltochilum(Deltohyboma)aff.

guyanensePaulian,1933 (=Deltochilumaffguyanense)

Deltochilum(Deltohyboma) morbillosumBurmeister,1848

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),Jundiaí(SP),(RJ),(SP), (MG)

Deltochilum(Deltohyboma) sculpturatumFelsche,1907 (=DeltochilumsulphuratumFelsche, 1907)

Deltochilum(Deltohyboma)sp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Deltochilum(Euhyboma)brasiliense (Castelnau,1840)(=Deltochilum brasiliensis(Castelnau,1840))

Human,pig,not speciﬁed

SãoPaulo(SP),SãoPaulo(Ipiranga) (SP),(ES),(RJ),(MG),(SP),(SC), Campinas(SP)

Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941;Carvalhoetal.,2000 Deltochilum(Hybomidium)icarus

(Olivier,1789)

Notspeciﬁed Pirapora(MG),PousoAlegre(MG), Murtinho(MS),Manaus(AM)

PessôaandLane,1941;Miseetal.,2010 Deltochilum(Parahyboma)furcatum

(Castelnau,1840)

Notspeciﬁed (ES),(RJ),SaltoGrande(SP) PessôaandLane,1941 Deltochilum(Rubrohyboma)

rubripenne(Gory,1831)

Notspeciﬁed (RJ),(SP),(SC),(RS),SãoPaulo(SP),São Paulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Jundiaí(SP), Rocinha(SP),RiodeJaneiro(RJ), Maracujá(MT)

PessôaandLane,1941

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Dendropaemon(Corpophanaeioides) hirticollisd’Olsouﬁeff,1924 (=DendropaemonmonteiPessoa andLane,1936)

Notspeciﬁed OuroPreto(MG),SantaBárbara(MG) PessôaandLane,1941

Dendropaemon(Dendropaemon) amyntaswaterhousiid’Olsouﬁeff, 1924(=Dendropaemonwaterhousei Olsouﬁeff,1924)

Notspeciﬁed RibeirãoPreto(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Dendropaemon(Dendropaemon) crenatostriatusFelsche,1909

Dendropaemon(Dendropaemon) denticollisFelsche,1909

Notspeciﬁed P.Murtinho(MS),Irara(MG), Vianópolis(GO)

PessôaandLane,1941 Dendropaemon(Dendropaemon)

viridipennis(Laporte,1831)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),S.Bernardo (SP),Irara(MG)

PessôaandLane,1941 Dendropaemon(Dendropaemon)

viridisPerty,1833

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP) PessôaandLane,1941 Dendropaemon(Paradendropaemon)

ganglbaueriFelsche,1909

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Diabroctismimas(Linnaeus,1758) (=TaurocoprismimasLinneu)

Notspeciﬁed (GO),(MT),(SP),(AM),(PA),(BA) PessôaandLane,1941 Diabroctismirabilis(Harold,1877)

(=TaurocoprisluederwaldtiPessôa, 1941)

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP)(“probably”) PessôaandLane,1941

Diabroctismirabilis(Harold,1877) (=TaurocoprismirabilisHarold, 1877)

Notspeciﬁed Agudos(SP),P.Murtinho(MS), Vianopolis(GO)

PessôaandLane,1941

Dichotomius(Dichotomius)agesilaus (Waterhouse,1891)(=Pinotus agesilausWaterhouse,1891)

Notspeciﬁed (PR),(SC) PessôaandLane,1941

Dichotomius(Dichotomius)boreus (Olivier,1789)

Dichotomius(Dichotomius)longiceps (Taschenberg,1870)(=Pinotus longicepsTaschenbg.,1870)

Notspeciﬁed (SP),(MT),(GO),Campinas(SP),Serra Negra(SP),Franca(SP),Avanhandava (SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Dichotomius(Dichotomius) semiaeneus(Germar,1824) (=PinotussemiaeneusGermar)

Dichotomius(Homocanthonides) smaragdinus(Perty,1833) (=Pinotussmaragdinus(Perty, 1830))

Notspeciﬁed (SP),(MT),(GO) PessôaandLane,1941

Dichotomius(Luederwaldtinia) geminatus(Arrow,1913)

Dichotomius(Luederwaldtinia)nisus (Olivier,1789)(=Pinotusnisus (Olivier,1789))

Notspeciﬁed,pig (PA),(BA),(PE),(MG),(ES),(SP),(RS), Uberlândia(MG),SerraTalhada(PE)

PessôaandLane,1941;Rosaetal., 2011;MayerandVasconcelos,2013 Dichotomius(Luederwaldtinia)

opacipennis(Luederwaldt,1931)

Dichotomius(Luederwaldtinia) sericeus(Harold,1867)

Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Dichotomius(Selenocopris)ascanius (Harold,1869)(=Pinotusascanius Harold)

Dichotomius(Selenocopris)ﬁssus (Harold,1867)(=Pinotusﬁssus Harold,1867)

Notspeciﬁed (SP),(RJ),(MG),(ES) PessôaandLane,1941

Dichotomiussp. Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Dichotomiussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Dichotomiussp. Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Dyscinetussp. Pig Curitiba(PR)probablyaccidental Miseetal.,2007

EurysternusaeneusGénier,2009 Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

EurysternuscalligrammusDalman,1824 Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Cantareira (SP),Jundiaí(SP),Blumenau(SC), Corupá(=HansaHumboldt)(SC)

PessôaandLane,1941

EurysternuscalligrammusDalman, 1824(=EurysternusopacusLucas, 1857)

Notspeciﬁed Brasil PessôaandLane,1941

EurysternuscalligrammusDalman, 1824(=Eurysternusscotinoides Castelnau,1840)

EurysternusfoedusGuérin-Méneville,

1830 Notspeciﬁed

Brasil PessôaandLane,1941

EurysternushypocritaBalthasar,1939 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

EurysternusimpressicollisCasteunal, 1840

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Family/species Diet/carcass Geographicaldistribution References EurysternusparallelusCastelnau,

1840(=Eurysternusfemoralis Lucas,1857)

Human,pig,not speciﬁed

Campinas(SP) PessôaandLane,1941;Carvalhoetal., 2000

Eurysternussp.(=Eurysthernussp.) Rat Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997

Eutrichillumhirsutum(Boucomont, 1928)(=Trichillumhirsutum Boucomont)

GromphaslacordaireiBrullé,1834 Notspeciﬁed Piracicaba(SP),Anhangabí(SP), Curitiba,Artaga(?)(PR),Joinville(SC), Blumenau(SC),Harmonia(SC),(RS),P. Murtinho(MS)

PessôaandLane,1941

Holocephaluseridanus(Olivier,1789) Notspeciﬁed (ES),(RJ),(MG) PessôaandLane,1941 Isocoprisinhiatus(Germar,1824)

(=Pinotusinhiatus(Germar,1824))

Notspeciﬁed (SP),(PR),(MG) PessôaandLane,1941

Labarruspseudolividus(Balthasar, 1941)

Leucothyreussp.(=Leucotyreussp.) Pig Curitiba(PR)probablyaccidental Miseetal.,2007 Malagoniella(Malagoniella)virens

(Harold,1869)(=Megathopavirens Harold,1869)

Malagoniella(Megathopomima) puncticollisaeneicollis

(Waterhouse,1890)(=Megathopa aenicollisWaterhouse,1890)

Megathopasp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Megathopasp. Rat Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997

Ontherus(Ontherus)appendiculatus (Mannerheim,1829)

Notspeciﬁed,pig (SP),(PR),(RS),(MT),(MG),(ES),(BA), (CE),(AM),Uberlândia(MG)

PessôaandLane,1941;Rosaetal.,2011 Ontherus(Ontherus)cephalotes

Harold,1869

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Cantareira (SP),Blumenau(SC),Joinville(SC),Rio Negrinho(SC),NovaPetrópolis(RS)

PessôaandLane,1941

Ontherus(Ontherus)digitatusHarold, 1868

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),Franca(SP), Pirapora(MG),Juazeiro(BA),(MT)

PessôaandLane,1941 Ontherus(Ontherus)sulcator

(Fabricius,1775)(=Ontherusnisus Laporte,1840)

Notspeciﬁed (AM),(RJ),(SP),(MT),(RS) PessôaandLane,1941

Ontherussp. SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Ontherussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Onthophagus(Onthophagus) bidentatusDrapiez,1819

Onthophagus(Onthophagus)buculus Mannerheim,1829

Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

Onthophagus(Onthophagus)hirculus Mannerheim,1829

Notspeciﬁed,pig SãoPaulo(SP),Uberlândia(MG) Luederwaldt,1911;Rosaetal.,2011

Onthophagussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Oxysternon(Mioxysternon)spiniferum (Castelnau,1840)(=Oxysternon curvispinumOlsouﬁeff,1824)

Notspeciﬁed PortoMurtinho(MS) PessôaandLane,1941

Oxysternon(Oxysternon) conspicillatum(Weber,1801)

Notspeciﬁed SerradosParecis(MT),Manaus(AM), S.PaulodeOlivenc¸a(AM),(GO)

PessôaandLane,1941 Oxysternon(Oxysternon)palemo

Castelnau,1840

Notspeciﬁed (GO),Diamantina(MG),SãoJoãodel Rei(MG),Avanhandava(SP), Lussanvira(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Pedaridiumhirsutum(Harold,1859) Notspeciﬁed Franca(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Phanaeus(Notiophanaeus)dejeani Harold,1868(=Phanaeus (Phanaeus)dejeaniHarold)

Notspeciﬁed (PA),SãoPaulo(Ipiranga)(SP),São Paulo(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Phanaeus(Notiophanaeus)kirbyi Vigors,1825(=Phanaeus (Phanaeus)kirbyiVigors)

Notspeciﬁed E.daBarra(MG),Diamantina(MG), (MT),Castro(PR)

PessôaandLane,1941

Phanaeus(Notiophanaeus)palaeno Blanchard,1845(=Phanaeus (Phanaeus)palaenoBlanch.)

Notspeciﬁed Castro(SP),E.daBarra(MG),Serra Diamantina(MG),Agudos(SP)

PessôaandLane,1941

Phanaeus(Notiophanaeus) splendidulus(Fabricius,1781) (=Phanaeus(Phanaeus)ﬂoriger Kirby)

Notspeciﬁed RiodeJaneiro(RJ),SãoPaulo(Ipiranga) (SP),Avanhandava(SP),(ES),(SC)

PessôaandLane,1941

Phanaeus(Notiophanaeus) splendidulusFabricius,1781 (=Phanaeus(Phanaeus)splendidus (Fabricius))

Notspeciﬁed (SP),Castro(PR),SerraDiamantina (MG),V.Alegre(MG)

PessôaandLane,1941

Phyllophagasp. Pig Itumbiara(GO)probablyaccidental Marchiorietal.,2000

Pinotussp.(=Dichotomiussp.) Rat Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997

ScatonomusfasciculatusErichson, 1835

Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),AltodaSerra(SP),Serra daBocaína(SP),(MG),(RS)

PessôaandLane,1941 ScatonomusinsignisHarold,1867 Notspeciﬁed Jundiaí(SP),Franca(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

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Scatrichusbicarinatus(Harold1869) (=ScatimusbicarinatusHarold)

Scybalocanthonnigriceps(Harold, 1868)(=CanthonnigricepsHarold, 1869)

Notspeciﬁed (AM),(MT),(SP),Franca(SP) PessôaandLane,1941

Scybalocanthonsp. Pig Campinas(SP) Carvalhoetal.,2000

Sulcophanaeusfaunus(Fabricius, 1771)(=Phanaeus(Phanaeus)faunus (Fabricius,1771))

Notspeciﬁed (MT) PessôaandLane,1941

Trichillumexternepunctatum PreudhommedeBorre,1880

Notspeciﬁed,pig SãoPaulo(SP),Itumbiara(GO), Uberlândia(MG),SerraTalhada(PE)

PessôaandLane,1941;Marchiorietal., 2000;Rosaetal.,2011;Mayerand Vasconcelos,2013

TrichillumheydeniHarold,1868 Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP),VilaNova(BA) Luederwaldt,1911;PessôaandLane, 1941

Trichillumsp. SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Scarabaeidaesp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Scarabaeidaespp. Pig Campinas(SP),Uberlândia(MG) Carvalhoetal.,2004;Rosaetal.,2011

Hydrophilidae

Dactylosternumsp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Megasterninisp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Hydrophilidaesp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Hydrophilidaesp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Hybosoridae

Chaetodussp. Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

ChaetodusexaratusArrow,1909 Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Corrêaetal.,2014

Silphidae

Oxelytrumcayennense(Stürm,1826) (=SilphacayennensisStürm)

Pig,human SãoPaulo(SP)*_,_Manaus_(AM) _Luederwaldt,₁₉₁₁*_;_Mise_et_al.,_2010;

Ururahy-Rodriguesetal.,2010;Souza etal.,2014

Oxelytrumdiscicolle(Brullé,1840) (=Oxyletrundiscicollesic)

Rat,pig Curitiba(PR),Campinas(SP), Uberlândia(MG)

Mouraetal.,1997;Carvalhoetal., 2000;Rosaetal.,2011

Oxelytrumerythrurum(Blanchard, 1840)

Pig,rabbit,chicken Curitiba(PR) presentstudy

Oxelytrumspp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Silphidaesp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Staphylinidae

Aleochara(Aleochara)bonariensis Lynch,1884(=Aleocharalateralis Erichson,1839)

Pig SãoPaulo(SP),Campinas(SP),Ribeirão doPinhal(PR)

Luederwaldt,1911;Souzaand Linhares,1997;SilvaandSantos,2012 Aleochara(Aleochara)

pseudochrysorrhoaCaron,Miseand Klimaszewski,2008(=Aleocharasp. 1)

Pig,rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007;Caronetal.,2008; Miseetal.,2013

Aleochara(Coprochara)notula Erichson,1839(=Aleocharanotula)

Aleochara(Xenochara)taeniata Erichson,1839(=Aleocharataeniata)

Aleocharasp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Aleocharasp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Aleocharasp.2 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Aleocharasp.3 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Amblyopinodesgahanigahani(Fauvel, 1901)(=AmblyopinusgahaniFauvel)

Anotylussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Anotylussp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Anotylussp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Anotylussp.2 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

AthetabrasilianaBernhauer,1908 Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

AthetaiheringiBernhauer,1908 (=Ocaleasp.1)

Pig,rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007;Miseetal.,2013

AthetamayalisBernhauer Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Athetasp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Belonuchussp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Belonuchussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

BelonuchusxanthopusSolsky,1868 Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Carpelinussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Cileasp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Coproporussp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

CreophilusvariegatusMannerheim, 1830(=Creophilusvariegatus (Linnaeus))

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Dybeloneteshibridus(Erichson,1840) Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Echiastersp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

EulissuschalibaeusMannerheim, 1830(=Eulissuschalibaeus (Mannerheim))

Rat,pig Campinas(SP),Uberlândia(MG) SouzaandLinhares,1997;Moretti etal.,2008;Rosaetal.,2011

Eulissussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Falagria(Anaulacaspis)ﬁssula Erichson1840(=Falagriaﬁssula (Erichson))

Heterothopssp.(=Heterotops) Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Heterothopsspp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

HoplandriaaleocharoidesBernhauer, 1908

Hoplandriasp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Lepitacnussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Lissohypnussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Lithocharissp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Nacaeussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Neobisniussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Neohypnussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Neohypnussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Neophyrussp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Ocaleasp.2 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Oligotergussp.1 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Oligotergussp.2 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Osoriussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Oxytelussp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

OxytelussubnitidusReitter,1909 (=OxytelussubnitidusBernhauer)

PhilonthusbrasilianusBernhauer, 1916

PhilonthusferalisErichson,1840 (PhilonthusferialisErichson(sic))

PhilonthusﬂavolimbatusErichson, 1840

Notspeciﬁed,pig SãoPaulo(SP),Uberlândia(MG) Luederwaldt,1911;Rosaetal.,2011

Philonthussp. Rabbit Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2013

Philonthussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Philonthussp.1 Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

Philonthussp.1 Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Philonthusspp. Pig Uberlândia(MG) Rosaetal.,2011

Platydracusochropygus(Nordmann, 1837)

Platydracussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Platydracussp. Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Plociopterussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Quediussp. Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Stethusaluederwaldti(Bernhauer, 1908)(=Athetaluederwaldti)

Stethusalurida(Erichson,1839) (=Athetalurida)

Stilocharissp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Thoracophorussp. Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

XanthopygusbicolorLaporte,1835 Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Xanthopygussp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Xanthopygussp. Pig Campinas(SP) SouzaandLinhares,1997

Aleocharinaesp. Pig Manaus(AM) Miseetal.,2010

Philonthinasp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Oxypodinisp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Staphilininaesp. Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Staphylinidaespp. Pig Campinas(SP),Uberlândia(MG) Carvalhoetal.,2000;Carvalhoetal., 2004;Rosaetal.,2011

Staphilinidaesp. Rat Campinas(SP) Monteiro-FilhoandPenereiro,1987

Staphilinidaesp.1 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Staphilinidaesp.1 Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Staphilinidaesp.2 Pig Itumbiara(GO) Marchiorietal.,2000

Staphilinidaesp.2 Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Tenebrionidae

Lagriavillosa(Fabricius,1871) Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

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Table1(Continued)

Xystropusfemoratus(Germar) Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Tenebrionidaesp.(=Alleculidaesp.) Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Tenebrionidaesp.1 Pig Cutitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Trogidae

Omorgus(Omorgus)suberosus (Fabricius,1775)

Notspeciﬁed,pig SãoPaulo(SP),Itumbiara(GO), Uberlândia(MG),SerraTalhada(PE)

Luederwaldt,1911;Marchiorietal., 2000;Rosaetal.,2011;Mayerand Vasconcelos,2013

Omorgussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Polynoncusgemmingeri(Harold, 1872)

Polynoncuspilularius(Germar,1824) Notspeciﬁed SãoPaulo(SP) Luederwaldt,1911

Polynoncussp. Pig Curitiba(PR) Miseetal.,2007

Trogidaesp. Rat Curitiba(PR) Mouraetal.,1997

Trogidaesp.1 Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

Trogidaesp.2 Pig Recife(PE) CruzandVasconcelos,2006

BrazilianStatescitedasabbreviationinparenthesis.

*_Distribution_restricted_to_the_North_of_Brazil.

Table2

NumberofrecordsavailableofColeopteraofforensicinterestperStateandRegionofBrazil.

Midwest North Northeast South Southeast

DF GO MS MT AC AM AP PA RO RR TO AL BA CE MA PB PE PI RN SE PR SC RS ES MG RJ SP

0 29 6 21 0 51 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 2 33 0 0 0 104 16 13 16 57 20 140

56 56 46 133 233

et

al.,

2007;

Byrd

and

Castner,

2010

);

and

their

feeding

habit.

Every

taxon

listed

here

is

described

in

literature

as

being

necrophagous

or

predator.

Results

and

discussion

Our

survey

listed

345 records

of

16 families:

Carabidae,

Cleridae,

Dermestidae,

Geotrupidae,

Histeridae,

Hybosoridae,

Hydrophili-dae,

Leiodidae

(=Cholevidae),

Nitidulidae,

Ptiliidae,

Monotomidae

(=Rhizophagidae),

Scarabaeidae,

Silphidae,

Staphylinidae,

Tenebri-onidae

and

Trogidae,

allocated

to

16 Brazilian

states

(

Table

1 ).

In

Table

1 we

include

information

about

taxa

(valid

name

in

the

original

combination

and

name

as

cited

in

literature),

substratum

(type

of

carcass

or

corpse),

distribution

(locality

and

states)

and

the

references

where

the

data

was

originally

cited.

Some

taxa

have

no

available

information

about

the

substratum

and

they

are

refered

here

as

“not

speciﬁed”.

Several

species

do

not

have

available

information

beyond

family,

tribe

or

genera

(refered

as

“taxa.sp”)

and

we

present

the

information

the

way

it

was

pub-lished.

The

apparently

repetition

of

some

taxa

are

due

the

unknown

identiﬁcation,

meaning

that

it

is

impossible

to

say

if

they

are

the

same

species.

Scarabaeidae

was

the

family

with

the

highest

number

of

specimens

registered

(158),

followed

by

Staphylinidae

(84)

and

Histeridae

(36

species).

Three

species

are

recorded

for

the

ﬁrst

time:

Stelidota

geminata

(Say,

1825)

and

Stelidota

octomaculata

(Say,

1825)

(Nitidulidae)

in

rabbit

carcass

and

Oxelytrum

erythrurum

(Blanchard,

1840)

(Silphi-dae)

in

pig,

rabbit

and

chicken

carcasses.

The

majority

of

records

collected

for

Scarabaeidae

are

from

Pes-soa

and

Lane

(1941)

which

performed

a

review

of

Scarabaeidae

of

medico-legal

importance

in

Brazil.

Considering

the

abundance

of

registers

for

this

family,

and

their

saprophagous

habits,

Scarabaei-dae

apparently

have

a

great

unexplored

potential

for

forensic

entomology.

In

the

same

scenario

Nitidulidae

is

a

family

known

of

necrophagous

species

(see

Abbott,

1937;

Payne,

1969

)

have

been

largely

underestimated

and

its

value

in

forensic

investigations

is

still

to

be

stablished

(

Byrd

and

Castner,

2010

).

As

it

was

stated

before,

the

potential

forensic

interest

of

the

species

is

based

not

only

in

their

records

on

carcasses

but

also

upon

their

feeding

habit.

The

knowledge

about

behaviour

and

eco-logical

roles

in

Coleoptera

is

not

as

clear

as

it

is

in

Diptera.

Abbott

(1937)

and

Payne

(1969)

produced

an

informative

review

about

the

behaviour

of

Coleoptera

on

carrion,

but

not

much

has

been

done

since

then.

The

result

is

that

many

taxa

with

potential

importance

have

been

neglected.

The

families

listed

in

the

present

study

have

documented

necrophilous

habit,

but

have

not

been

necessarily

found

in

corpses

or

used

as

evidence

in

actual

cases.

However,

most

families

have

been

recorded

as

associated

with

human

corpses:

Cleridae,

Der-mestidae,

Histeridae

and

Staphylinidae

(

Turchetto

et

al.,

2001

);

Silphidae

(

Souza

et

al.,

2014

);

Geotrupidae

(

Nuorteva,

1977

);

Rhizophagidae

and

Tenebrionidae

(

Mégnin,

1894

);

Hydrophilidae

and

Leiodidae

(

Easton

and

Smith,

1970

);

Nitidulidae

(

Adair

and

Kondratieff,

1996

);

Carabidae,

Ptiliidae

and

Scarabaeidae

(

Motter,

1898

);

Trogidae

(

Lefebvre

and

Gaudry,

2009

).

Even

though

several

taxa

listed

here

belong

to

families

refered

as

saprophagous

(i.e.

organic

matter

feeders

–

Torre-Bueno,

1989

),

the

presence

of

those

families

near

or

in

corpses

provides

a

certain

level

of

certainty

to

afﬁrm

that

they

are

associated

with

the

corpse

and

have

a

potential

use

for

forensic

entomology.

In

forensic

entomology

studies,

Coleoptera

is

frequently

men-tioned

as

an

order

of

great

importance

alongside

Diptera.

However,

the

importance

of

the

order

is

often

neglected

due

to

taxonomic

difﬁculties

or

other

issues

regarding

the

role

of

those

insects

in

corpses.

Several

species

(

Table

1 )

were

reported

in

carcasses

as

potential

indicators

for

forensic

entomology,

but

registers

from

human

corpses

are

rare.

The

question

at

this

point

is

the

absence

of

species

or

the

lack

of

available

knowledge

(e.g.

tools

for

identiﬁca-tion,

behavioural

and

ecological

data)

that

does

not

allow

the

use

of

the

group

in

real

cases?

As

mentioned

before,

Coleoptera

have

a

great

potential

for

forensic

entomology,

but

is

often

underesti-mated

especially

when

Diptera

is

available.

(11)

and

showed

a

biased

pattern

towards

Southeast

(233)

and

South

(133)

regions,

being

São

Paulo

(SP)

(140)

and

Paraná

(PR)

(104)

the

most

representative

states.

Due

its

massive

territory

and

biased

efforts

of

collect,

not

much

is

known

about

the

Coleoptera

of

potential

importance

in

Brazil.

Future

efforts

should

focus

on

experiments

in

different

regions

and

states

to

increase

the

database

of

necrophilous

insects.

The

list

of

names

presented

here

has

the

objective

to

help

the

dissemination

of

the

correct

names

of

species,

often

misspelled.

Conﬂicts

of

interest

The

authors

declare

no

conﬂicts

of

interest.

Acknowledgments

We

wish

to

thank

Conselho

Nacional

de

Desenvolvimento

Cien-tíﬁco

e

Tecnológico

(CNPq)

for

the

fellowships

to

the

authors

LMA

(306772/2006–0);

RCC

(151675/2012-0)

and

PCG

(503206/2011-3).

This

is

contribution

number

1911

of

the

Department

of

Zoology,

Universidade

Federal

do

Paraná,

Brazil.

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