Species Necrophilus pettiti - Small Scavenger Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Works Cited

S. Appalachian beetle - Necrophilus pettiti

Beetle 03.17.2009 189 - Necrophilus pettiti

Beetle 03.23.2009 098 - Necrophilus pettiti

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea

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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