Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802, commonly known as rove beetles, represent one of the largest and most diverse families within the order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758. These beetles exhibit a remarkable array of ecological adaptations and behaviors, with their success partly attributed to their ability to communicate using pheromones. Pheromones in rove beetles serve various functions, including territorial marking, defense, aggregation, and mate attraction. These chemicals are released by glands located on the abdomen. Research has identified several types of pheromones in Staphylinidae, including sex pheromones and defensive compounds. Sex pheromones, typically produced by females, attract males for mating, while defensive compounds act as alarm signals, alerting nearby individuals to potential threats and coordinating collective defensive behaviors. Gas-liquid chromatography is commonly used to extract and isolate these pheromones. The potential of pheromones in the Staphylinidae family is significant for pest control and other commercial applications. Continued research into pheromone composition, synthesis, and function in these beetles provides valuable insights into their biology and offers practical benefits. As research progresses, these beetles could be utilized for a variety of beneficial purposes.

Although the use of insects in solving murders in Turkey is still in its infancy compared to other developed countries, it is seen that insects are used in solving some murders. İstanbul is the largest city in terms of population in Turkey. In parallel with this, İstanbul is one of the cities where the most murders are committed. For this reason, in this study, it was aimed to reveal the forensic entomologically important insect fauna and to determine the insect succession of İstanbul, where the most murder cases are seen. The study was carried out at Marmara University Başıbüyük Campus in Maltepe district on the Asian side of İstanbul, using four rabbit carcasses representing each season. At the end of the study, 33 species belonging to four insect orders were identified. Of these, 11 belonged to Diptera, 20 to Coleoptera, one to Hymenoptera and one to Hemiptera. In this study, insect succession was also examined and the succession of insect species coming to the carcass was revealed. This study is the first detailed study conducted in İstanbul province in terms of the detection of insect species which are important for forensic entomology.

We present a checklist of 26 ant species found in Mauritania, based on published, unpublished, and new records. There are published records of only 15 ant species from Mauritania, almost all based on specimens collected during a 1908 expedition. In September 2022, we surveyed ants for three days in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region of northwestern Mauritania. We collected 13 ant species, including 11 with no previously published records from Mauritania: Cardiocondyla emeryi Forel, 1881, Cardiocondyla mauritanica Forel, 1890, Cardiocondyla nigra Forel, 1905, Hypoponera punctatissima (Roger, 1859), Lepisiota canescens (Emery, 1897), Messor foreli Santschi, 1923, Monomorium salomonis (Linnaeus, 1758), Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802), Pheidole indica Mayr, 1879, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793), and Tetraponera ambigua (Emery, 1895). Our checklist remains woefully incomplete; e.g., neighboring countries of Morocco and Algeria each have more than 200 known ant species.