Necrophila
Necrophila | |
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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 |
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
- ↑ Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30-31.
External links
- Data related to Necrophila at Wikispecies
- Media related to Necrophila at Wikimedia Commons
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