Necrophila

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

Necrophila
Necrophila americana male (left) and female
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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.)

References

  1. 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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