Diamesus osculans
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| Diamesus osculans | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Diamesus |
| Species: | D. osculans |
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| Diamesus osculans (Vigors, 1825) | |
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Diamesus osculans, is a species of carrion beetle found in the Indo-Malayan Realm and is known from India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos,[1] China, and Australia.[2][3][4][5]
It is the largest species carrion beetle in the subfamily Silphinae which is commonly found on decaying corpse with forensic value. Adults can be easily attracted by light trap and animal remains.[6]
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