Necrophila rufithorax explained
Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax, is a species of carrion beetle found in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.[1] [2] The species is also known to live in Laos and Thailand, but might be another species.[3]
Description
Average body length is about 17.5 to 22.3 mm and the body appears wide and rounded from a dorsal view. The pronotum is hexagonal in shape with 4 spots marking it. In males, each elytron is truncated at the apex, but in females, the elytra are elongated, and are convex at the apex.[4]
In India, the beetle was collected in Keoladeo National Park on the semi-dry carcass of mongoose, and on dry soil in a pasture field.
Synonyms
- Silpha rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
- Silpha rufithorax Harold 1877
- Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1903
- Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1905
- Silpha rufithorax Arrow 1909
- Eusilpha (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Portevin 1920
- Deutosilpha rufithorax Portevin 1926
- Silpha (Deuterosilpha) rufithorax Hatch 1928
- Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1833
- Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1834
- Silpha tetraspilota Harold 1877
- Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1903
- Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1905
- Silpha tetraspilota Arrow 1909
- Deutosilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1926
- Silpha (Deuterosilpha) tetraspilota Hatch 1928
Notes and References
- Web site: Notes on carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from India . 9 July 2021 . Klapalekiana, 47: 239–245, 2011.
- Web site: New records of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Bangladesh, India and Nepal . 9 July 2021 . Klapalekiana, 57: 137–145, 2021.
- Růžička . Jan . Schneider . Jan . 5 August 2011 . Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae) . 9 July 2021 . Zootaxa . 2987 . 1 . 1 . 10.11646/zootaxa.2987.1.1.
- Web site: Geographical distribution of some forensically important species of beetles (Coleoptera: silphidae) from North India (INDIA) . 9 July 2021 . International Journal of Entomology Research.
