Oxelytrum
Genus of beetles
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Oxelytrum is a genus of carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae.
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| Oxelytrum cayennense | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Subfamily: | Silphinae |
| Tribe: | Silphini |
| Genus: | Oxelytrum Gistel, 1848 |
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Species in this genus have three ridges on each elytron, without hairs on the pronotal disk. They are usually black with reddish markings and have 3-segmented antennal clubs. Most species are nocturnal and are mainly confined to South America.[1][2]
Species
- Oxelytrum anticola (Guerin-Meneville)
- Oxelytrum apicale (Brullé)
- Oxelytrum biguttatum (Philippi, 1850)
- Oxelytrum cayennense (Stürm, 1826)
- Oxelytrum discicolle (Brullé, 1836)
- Oxelytrum emarginatum (Portevin)
- Oxelytrum erythrurum (Blanchard, 1849)
- Oxelytrum lineatocolle (Laporte)
- Oxelytrum selknan Oliva, 2012
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