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; Eosilpha Peck, 2001 (Missp.)

Necrophila is a genus of carrion beetles, with around 20 species:^[1] most found in Asia, and one species in North America, Necrophila americana.^[2]

Species[]

Necrophila americana
Necrophila rufithorax

References[]

^ "Necrophila species". mindat.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2015-05-23.

External links[]

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[1] "Necrophila species". mindat.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2015-05-23.

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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 Eosilpha Peck, 2001 (Missp.)