Necrophila
Genus of beetles
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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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| Necrophila americana male (left) and female | |
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| Necrophila (Calosilpha) brunneicollis brunneicollis, Adult, South Korea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Silphinae |
| Tribe: | Silphini |
| Genus: | Necrophila Kirby & Spence 1828 |
| Synonyms | |
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Necrobora Hope, 1840 | |
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
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