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case_images: Pseudocephalon of the feeding third instar larvae of Lucilia caesar/Lucilia illustris - A, and Lucilia ampullacea - B. Specimens were collected from the nasal openings of the body during its inspection in the place where it was found.
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case_images: Adult beetles of Thanatophilus rugosus and Dermestes murinus and some adult flies present on the cadaver (picture taken during the inspection of the cadaver in the place of its discovery).
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case_images: Moreover, in the pictures taken during the inspection of the body in the place where it was found, we identified adult beetles of Thanatophilus rugosus (Linnaeus, 1758), Dermestes murinus Linnaeus, 1758 and D. undulatus Brahm, 1790, several taxa of adult flies and numerous eggs and larvae of flies (Fig. 2; Table 1).
case_images: Correlation between temperature records in the station and in the forest where the body was found.
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case_images: There was a strong correlation between temperatures in the forest and at the station (linear regression, Forest temperatures = -1.2498 + 1.0055*Station temperatures, r2 = 0.84, Fig. 3).
case_images: Accuracy of particular estimation methods. Red bars - developmental estimates (D), green bars - successional estimates (S), dotted lines - PMI ranges, vertical bold line - the true PMI, L3 - third instar larvae, A - adult insects.
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case_images: The estimated PMI range was 3.18-4.78 days (3.98 +- 0.8 days, Fig. 4). Using 20 % average error rate, the PMI range estimated in this way was 4.66-6.98 days (5.82 +- 1.16 days, Fig. 4). Since the average error of PAI estimation for adult beetles is 37 %, based on the PAI of adult T. rugosus we got the PMI range of 3.02-6.58 days (4.8 +- 1.78 days, Fig. 4). Therefore, the estimated PMI range was 4-10.2 days (Fig. 4). To define the uncertainty of this estimate, we used the average error rate of 18 % appropriate for larval PAI and obtained the range of 3.28-4.72 days (Fig. 4). Therefore, it is not surprising that these estimates are consistent regarding the most probable PMI and the PMI range (Fig. 4). When we used the average error rate of 17.6 %, the obtained PMI range was 3.62-5.16 days (4.39 +- 0.77 days, Fig. 4).