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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Staphyliniformia » Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles (Staphylinoidea) » Primitive Carrion Beetles (Agyrtidae) » Necrophilus » Small Scavenger Beetle (Necrophilus pettiti)

Species Necrophilus pettiti - Small Scavenger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Works Cited
S. Appalachian beetle - Necrophilus pettiti S. Appalachian beetle - Necrophilus pettiti Beetle 03.23.2009 098 - Necrophilus pettiti Beetle 03.23.2009 098 - Necrophilus pettiti Unknown Beetle - Necrophilus pettiti Unknown Beetle - Necrophilus pettiti First record of Small Scavenger Beetle (Necrophilus pettiti)? - Necrophilus pettiti unknown Coleoptera - Necrophilus pettiti
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)
Family Agyrtidae (Primitive Carrion Beetles)
Genus Necrophilus
Species pettiti (Small Scavenger Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Necrophilus pettitii Horn 1880
Size
9-12 mm (1)
Identification
flightless species(1)
Range
so.ON-MI,MO, south to FL-LA(2).
Habitat
forested habitats (1)
Season
mostly fall through spring (1)
Life Cycle
Breeds on carrion, feces, fungi (1)
Works Cited
1.Beetles of Eastern North America
Arthur V. Evans. 2014. Princeton University Press.
2.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 15 October, 2007 - 3:09pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov, Thrasher
Last updated 2 November, 2020 - 11:03am

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