Necrophila

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]

Not to be confused with Necrophilia, the act of having sex with a corpse.

Necrophila
Necrophila americana male (left) and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Silphidae
Subfamily:
Silphinae
Genus:
Necrophila

Kirby & Spence 1828
Synonyms

Necrobora Hope, 1840
Necrotropha Gistel, 1848
Eusilpha Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1891
Calosilpha Portevin, 1920
Deutosilpha Portevin, 1920
Chrysosilpha Portevin, 1921
Eosilpha Peck, 2001 (Missp.)

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

References
  1. "Necrophila species". mindat.
  2. Ratcliffe, Brett (1996). "The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska" (PDF). Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum. 13: 30–31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2015-05-23.


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