Necrophilus
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| Necrophilus | |
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| Necrophilus subterraneus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.[1][2][3]
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)
