Category: Forensic Entomology

Publication Year: 2020

Language: Arabic

Publisher: Naif University Press

Author(s): Dr. Layla Oudah Humaid Al-shareef

The book explores the forensic entomology by indicating its definition, historical background, and applications. It highlights some types of insects, such as Phylum Arthropoda, Crustacea, etc. In addition, the book provides detailed demonstration for flies, and shows their forensic importance and external morphology. The blowfly species in Jeddah city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are also described.

The book calls for providing a database on the insect types with forensic importance in each geographical region. It indicates that research on lifecycle of insects commonly disseminating in each region should be made. Moreover, it focuses on the necessity of training for forensic evidence technicians to appropriately collect the insect evidence from the death scene

ISBN: 978-603-8235-28-7

Dimensions: 24 x 1.3 x 17 cm

Weight: 591 Gram

Pages: 304