Necrophila

<i>Necrophila</i>

Necrophila

Genus of beetles

Not to be confused with Necrophilia, the act of having sex with a corpse.

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]

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Species

  • Necrophila americana
  • Necrophila andrewesi
  • Necrophila brunnicollis
  • Necrophila cyaneocephala
  • Necrophila cyaneocincta
  • Necrophila cyaniventris
  • Necrophila formosa
  • Necrophila ioptera
  • Necrophila jakowlewi
  • Necrophila japonica
  • Necrophila luciae
  • Necrophila renatae
  • Necrophila rufithorax
  • Necrophila subcaudata
  • Necrophila thibetana
  • Necrophila viridis

References

  1. [1]
    "Necrophila species". mindat.
  2. [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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