| Necrophilus | |
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| Necrophilus subterraneus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Agyrtidae |
| Genus: | Necrophilus Latreille, 1829 |
Necrophilus is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Necrophilus.[1][2][3]
Species
These three species belong to the genus Necrophilus:
- Necrophilus hydrophiloides Guérin-Méneville, 1835 (flat brown scavenger beetle)
- Necrophilus pettiti Horn, 1880 (small scavenger beetle)
- Necrophilus subterraneus (Dahl, 1807)
References
- ↑ "Necrophilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Necrophilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Necrophilus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2015). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-29685-5.
External links
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