Necrophilus Explained

Necrophilus is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae. There are at least three described species in Necrophilus.

Species

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)

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 2: Hydrophiloidea - Staphylinoidea. 2015. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-29685-5.