Necrodes
Genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae
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Necrodes is a genus of carrion beetles in the family Silphidae. There are at least four described species in Necrodes.[1][2][3]
| Necrodes | |
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| Necrodes littoralis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Silphinae |
| Tribe: | Necrodini |
| Genus: | Necrodes Leach, 1815 |
Species
These four species belong to the genus Necrodes:
- Necrodes littoralis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Necrodes nigricornis Harold, 1875
- Necrodes primaevus Beutenmüller & Cockerell, 1908
- Necrodes surinamensis (Fabricius, 1775) (red-lined carrion beetle)
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