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What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Spider
What is it’s class?
Arachnida
Where is this found and what is it evidence of?
On clothing.
Evidence of terrestrial habitats
What is it’s association with dead bodies?
It is not a carrion specialist
It uses clothing/the body as a hiding place or to hunt insects
It is on the scene accidentally and usually adventive
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Black blow fly
What is its genus and species name?
Phormia and Phormia regina
What is its family name?
Calliphoridae
What is its order? What does this mean?
Diptera. Two-winged animals
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
On dead bodies.
Evidence of recent death
What is it’s association with dead bodies?
It is an early arriver on large carcasses
It is a carrion specialist
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Carpet/Museum beetle
What is its order?
Colleoptera
What is its family?
Dermestidae
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
On mummified bodies and on dried skins/bones.
Evidence of old stage and dried carcasses
What is its association with dead bodies?
It is a carrion specialist
It is an indicator of dried protein
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Bedbug
Where is this found and what is it evidence of?
Inside houses on clothing and bedding, or in car seats.
Indicator of the indoors.
What is its association with dead bodies?
Accidental
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Mite.
What is its class and order?
Arachnida. Order Acaria
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Traveling by phoresy on other insects or on a dead body.
Evidence of Corpse origin
What is its association with dead bodies?
It eats eggs and first instar larvae
Alters/Delays successional decay patterns
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Pseudoscorpion.
What is its class and order?
Class Arachnida. Order Pseudoscorpionida
What is its association with dead bodies?
Found during late stage decay
Predator of other arthropods
Disperse by phoresy
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Sow/Pill Bug
What is its class?
Malacostraca
What is its order?
Isopoda
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found in rotting plant and animal tissue (decomposing remains)
Evidence of location of death
What is its association with dead bodies?
It is found at all stages of decomposition
What bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Centipede.
What is its class?
Class Malacostraca
What is its order?
Order Chilopoda
Where is this found and what is it evidence of?
Indoors
Indicator that the location of corpse is indoors
Where is this found and what is it evidence of?
Outdoors.
Indicator that the location of the corpse is outdoors
What is their association with dead bodies?
Predatory on other arthropods
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Arthropod. Millipede.
What is its class?
Class Malacostraca
What is its order?
Diplopoda
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found in moist habitats
Indicator of habitat
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Springtails.
What is its class and order?
Class Insecta. Order Collembola
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found in damp habitats (seepage underneath decaying corpses)
Indicator of top soil and turf
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Silverfish
What is its class and order?
class Insecta. Order Thysanura.
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found in mummified and dried remains
Indicator of indoors
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Cockroach
What is its class and order?
Class Insecta. Order Blattaria
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found on late stage remains and in households
Indicator of a multi-unit dwelling
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Insect. Earwig
What is its class and order?
Class Insecta. Order Dermaptera.
Where is it found and what is it evidence of?
Found in damp habitats (beneath corpses)
Indicators of habitat
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Beetle. Burying Beetle.
What is its order and family?
Order colleoptera. Family Silphidae
What is its subfamily?
Nicrophorinae
What is its association with dead bodies?
Participates in biparental care of its offspring
Buries underneath small corpses to create a crypt for eggs
After hatching, mother creates hole in carcass and will regurgitate to feed larvae for until their second moult
What type of bug is this and what is its common name?
Beetle. Carrion Beetles.
What is its order and family?
ORder Colleoptera. Family Silphidae.
What is its subfamily?
Silphinae
What is its association with dead bodies?
Adults find large carcasses to breed at
Females oviposit on soil around the body
Participates in little to no parental care
What is its genus and species?
Necrophila
Necrophila Americana
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