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| image = Necrophila americana (Linnaeus) pair.jpg
| image = Necrophila americana (Linnaeus) pair.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Necrophila americana]]'' male (left) and female
| image_caption = ''[[Necrophila americana]]'' male (left) and female
| display_parents = 2
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| taxon = Necrophila
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| authority = Kirby & Spence 1828
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Beetle|Coleoptera]]
| familia = [[Silphidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Silphinae]]
| genus = '''''Necrophila'''''
| genus_authority = Kirby & Spence 1828
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
''Necrobora'' <small>Hope, 1840</small><br>
''Necrobora'' <small>Hope, 1840</small><br>

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Necrophila
Necrophila americana male (left) and female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Silphidae
Subfamily: Silphinae
Tribe: Silphini
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Necrophila species". mindat.
  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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