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Necrophilus
Necrophilus subterraneus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
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.

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

1. "Necrophilus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Necrophilus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "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

• Media related to Necrophilus at Wikimedia Commons

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