Aksaray ilinde sonbahar mevsiminde karasal alanda kapalı ortama bırakılan koyun iç organlarına gelen adli böceklerin tespiti

AMAÇ: Cinayet vakalarında merak edilen sorulardan biri de ölüm sonrasında geçen zamanın bilinmesidir. Ölümünden uzun süre geçen durumlarda, geçen süreyi belirlemek oldukça zordur. Bu gibi durumlarda adli entomoloji soruların aydınlatılmasında ışık tutmaktadır. Bu çalışma, kapalı ortama konulan koyun iç organlarına gelen, adli açıdan önemli karasal böceklerin tespit etmeye yönelik ve bölgede önceki çalışmalardan elde edilen verilerin kullanılabilirliğini ve güvenilirliğini artırmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. YÖNTEM: Bu çalışma, adli açıdan öneme sahip karasal böceklerin tespit edilmesi amacıyla depo olarak yapılmış kullanılmayan korunaklı boş oda içerisine koyun iç organlarının yerleştirilmesi ile başlamıştır. Çalışma; 11 Eylül 2019 tarihinde başlamış, 19 Kasım 2019 tarihine sonlandırılmıştır. Bu süre içerisinde koyun iç organlarının üzerine gelen böcekler toplanarak, meydana gelen fiziksel değişimler fotoğraflanmıştır. Çalışma alandaki bina içi ve dışı hava sıcaklığı çalışma süresince kaydedilmiştir. BULGULAR: Toplanan örnekler laboratuvarda incelenerek tür teşhisi yapılmıştır. Bu işlem sonucunda 19 tür, 3 cins tespit edilmiştir. Tespit edilen türlerin; 15 tanesi Diptera takımından, 6 tanesi Coleoptera takımından, 1 taneside Hymenoptera takımındandır. SONUÇ: Bu çalışma, Aksaray ilinde karasal alanda yapılan ikinci çalışma, kapalı ortamda yapılan ilk çalışmadır. Yapılan çalışmayla elde edilen veriler, önceki çalışmaların kullanılabilirliğini ve güvenilirliğini artırmak açısından önemlidir. Elde edilen sonuçlarda önceki çalışmalardaki bulguları destekler niteliktedir. Ayrıca yapılan çalışmada adli açıdan önemli türler olarak Diptera takımından Chrysomya rufifacies, Lucilia bufonivora, Lucilia illustris, Atherigona orientalis ve Hymenoptera takımından Brachymeria podagrica Türkiye’de adli açıdan önemli türler arasına ilk kez kaydedilmiştir.

Detection of forensic insects invading internal organs of sheep left indoors in the terrestrial area in the autumn season in Aksaray province

INTRODUCTION: This study was carried out in order to detect legally important terrestrial insects coming to the internal organs of sheep placed indoors and to increase the usability and reliability of the data obtained from previous studies in the region. METHODS: This study started with the placement of sheep’s internal organs in an unused and sheltered empty room built as a storage for the purpose of detecting terrestrial insects of forensic importance. Work; It started on September 11, 2019 and ended on November 19, 2019. During this time, the insects on the sheep’s internal organs were collected and the physical changes that occurred were photographed. Indoor and outdoor air temperature in the study area was recorded during the study. RESULTS: The collected samples were examined in the laboratory and a species diagnosis was made. As a result of this process, 19 species and 3 genera were determined. The detected species; 15 of them are from the order Diptera, 6 from the order of Coleoptera, and one from the order Hymenoptera. CONCLUSION: This study is the second study conducted in terrestrial area in Aksaray province and the first study conducted in a closed environment. The data obtained from the study are important in terms of increasing the usability and reliability of previous studies. The results obtained support the findings of previous studies. In addition, from Diptera order Chrysomya rufifacies, Lucilia bufonivora, Lucilia illustris, Atherigona orientalis and Brachymeria podagrica species from the order Hymenoptera was recorded for the first time among the legally important species in our country.

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