First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia

In a forensic acarology study, conducted in a secondary forest of Forensic Science Simulation Site, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Bangi, Selangor, six carcasses consisted of three monkeys and three rabbits were placed individually in steel enclosures and observed for 35 days. The carcasses...

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Main Authors:	Azima Laili Hanifah, Mariana Ahamad, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, Gen Takaku
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Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/1/06_Azima_Laili_Hanifah.pdf

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spelling	ukm-89352016-12-14T06:48:29Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/ First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia Azima Laili Hanifah, Mariana Ahamad, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, Gen Takaku, In a forensic acarology study, conducted in a secondary forest of Forensic Science Simulation Site, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Bangi, Selangor, six carcasses consisted of three monkeys and three rabbits were placed individually in steel enclosures and observed for 35 days. The carcasses, the soil beneath them and pitfall traps were checked daily for insects and mites. A species of mesostigmatid mite, Macrocheles scutatiformis was discovered and this is a first time reported in Malaysia. There are about 94.0% of Macrocheles present inside the cages of the monkey and rabbit carcasses. Most mites in this study were collected from soil beneath the carcasses, on a dung beetle and a Chrysomya rufifacies larva. Our findings showed that M. scutatiformis have a potential role in forensic investigation involving dead animals perhaps corpses especially during the dry stage of decomposition. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/1/06_Azima_Laili_Hanifah.pdf Azima Laili Hanifah, and Mariana Ahamad, and Baharudin Omar, and Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, and Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, and Gen Takaku, (2015) First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (5). pp. 681-686. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil5_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil5_2015.html
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description	In a forensic acarology study, conducted in a secondary forest of Forensic Science Simulation Site, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Bangi, Selangor, six carcasses consisted of three monkeys and three rabbits were placed individually in steel enclosures and observed for 35 days. The carcasses, the soil beneath them and pitfall traps were checked daily for insects and mites. A species of mesostigmatid mite, Macrocheles scutatiformis was discovered and this is a first time reported in Malaysia. There are about 94.0% of Macrocheles present inside the cages of the monkey and rabbit carcasses. Most mites in this study were collected from soil beneath the carcasses, on a dung beetle and a Chrysomya rufifacies larva. Our findings showed that M. scutatiformis have a potential role in forensic investigation involving dead animals perhaps corpses especially during the dry stage of decomposition.
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author	Azima Laili Hanifah, Mariana Ahamad, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, Gen Takaku,
spellingShingle	Azima Laili Hanifah, Mariana Ahamad, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, Gen Takaku, First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
author_facet	Azima Laili Hanifah, Mariana Ahamad, Baharudin Omar, Ahmad Taufik Yusoff, Vishalani Vishnu Narainasamy, Gen Takaku,
author_sort	Azima Laili Hanifah,
title	First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
title_short	First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
title_full	First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
title_fullStr	First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia
title_sort	first report of macrocheles scutatiformis (acari: macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in malaysia
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8935/1/06_Azima_Laili_Hanifah.pdf
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First report of Macrocheles scutatiformis (Acari: Macrochelidae) found on insects and soil beneath animal carcasses in Malaysia

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