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in guesses having no very solid basis and to apply rules to countries 

 and climates where they were inapplicable." They conclude that, 

 "it appears certain that observations and experiments upon exposed 

 human bodies should be made in the particular locality before the 

 present entomological data can be directly applied to legal medicine. 

 * * * The time limits apparently require modification for the 

 particular locality." 



It should be remembered that the experience of Johnston & Ville- 

 neuve has been almost entirely with exposed cadavers — as distinguished 

 from the present observations on interred cadavers. They print an 

 interesting table, which is hereto appended. 



FAUNA OF DEAD BODIES EXPOSED TO THE AIR.* 

 (Compiled from Megnin. ) 



First Period. 



Second Period. 

 Third Period.. 



Physical Conditions. 



Bodies fresh. 



Decomposition c o m 

 menced 



Fatty acids. 



Fourth Period [Caseous products. 



Fifth Period. 



Sixth Period 



Seventh Period.. 



Eighth Period. 



Ammoniacal fermenta- 

 tion, black liquefac 

 tion 



Desiccation 



extreme. 



Debris , 



Minimum 

 time. 



First 

 three 



[ months, 



f 3 months 



L 6 months. 



f 4 months 



to 



L 8 months, 

 f 6 months 



to 

 j 12 months. 



I year 



to 

 I 

 I 3 years. 



/ Over 3 

 \ years. 



Forms met with. 



(D) Musca* 



Cyrtonezira* 

 Calliphora.* 



(D) Ln cilia.* 



Sarcophaga* 



(C) De7-mestes* 

 (L) Aglossa. 



(D) Piophila* 

 Anthomyia. 



( C ) Necrobia ( Curynetes) . 



( D ) Thyreophora . 

 Ophyra* 

 Lonchea, Phora. 



( C ) Afycrop/iorus. 

 Silpha* 

 Hister* 

 Sap?-inus.* 



(A) Uropoda. 



Tmchynotus. 

 Tyroglyphus.* 

 Glyciphagns. 

 Scrralor. 



(L) Aglossa. 



Tineola. 

 (C) Attagenus. 



Anlhrenus. 



(C) Tench io. 

 Ptinus. 



