[Contents] The scope of forensic entomology. --;Forensic entomology, DNA, and entomotoxicology. --;Insects and decomposition. --;Identifying flies which are important in forensic entomology. --;Calliphoridae. --;Identifying beetles which are important in forensic entomology. --;Sampling at the crime scene. --;Rearing insects and other laboratory investigations. --;Calculating the post mortem interval. --;Ecology of forensically important flies. --;The ecology of some forensically relevant beetles. --;Investigations in an aquatic environment. --;The forensic entomologist in court