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Species Necrophilus pettiti - Small Scavenger Beetle

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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.