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

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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

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[1] Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30-31.

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