Necrophila

Necrophila
Necrophila americana male (left) and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Subfamily: Silphinae
Genus: Necrophila
Kirby & Spence 1828
Synonyms

Necrobora Hope 1840
Necrotropha Gistel 1848
Eusilpha Semenov-Tian-Shanskij 1891
Calosilpha Portevin 1920
Deutosilpha Portevin 1920
Chrysosilpha Portevin 1921

Necrophila is a genus of carrion beetles, with around 20 species: most found in Asia and India, and one species in North America, Necrophila americana.[1]

References

  1. Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30-31.
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