Comparative Morphology and Morphometric Analysis of Some Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Species

Year 2021, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 411 - 417, 15.12.2021

Cansu Kılıç Ferhat Altunsoy

https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.979581

Abstract

Histeridae (Coleoptera) is a worldwide group of about 400 genera and 4500 species. Many family members are predators of eggs, larvae, and adults of Diptera (Insecta) species. On the other hand, rotting corpses have great precaution in forensic studies due to their feeding and colonization. The taxonomic characters used in the classification of Histeridae species are based on morphology. However, the variations in morphological characters cause difficulties in the determinations that lead to significant errors in the diagnostic process. In this study, seasonal variations of some Histeridae species used to determine the minimum time of death (PMI) in forensic investigations are evaluated with geometrical morphometry and the references given for the prevention of errors for identifying species.

Keywords

Histeridae, morphometry, Taxonomic character, Coleoptera, PMI

Supporting Institution

Anadolu University

Project Number

1204F072

Bazı Histeridae (Insecta: Coleoptera) Türlerinin Karşılaştırmalı Morfolojisi ve Morfometrik Analizi

Abstract

Histeridae (Coleoptera) dünya çapında yaklaşık 400 cins ve 4500 tür ile temsil edilen bir gruptur. Birçok Familya üyesi Diptera (Insecta) türlerinin yumurta, larva ve erginleri üzerinde predatördür. Diğer taraftan çürüyen cesetler üzerinde beslenmeleri ve kolonizasyonları sayesinde adli çalışmalarda büyük öneme sahiptir. Histeridae türlerinin sınıflandırılmasında kullanılan taksonomik karakterler morfoloji temellidir. Ancak morfolojik karakterlerdeki varyasyonlar teşhis aşamasında önemli hatalara neden olduğundan tayinlerde zorluk çıkarmaktadır. Bu çalışmada adli araştırmalarda minimum ölüm zamanının (PMI) belirlenmesi amacıyla kullanılan bazı Histeridae türlerinin ceset üzerindeki mevsimsel süksesyonuna bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan varyasyonları, geometrik morfometrik analizlerle ortaya koyulmuş ve türlerin teşhisinde yapılabilecek hataların önlenmesi için referans veriler sunulmuştur.

Keywords

Histeridae, morfometri, Taksonomik karakter, Coleoptera, PMI

Project Number

1204F072

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