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Family Agyrtidae - Primitive Carrion Beetles

Representative Images

Scarab, I think! - Necrophilus hydrophiloides Beetle unk. - Necrophilus hydrophiloides Beetle 03.23.2009 098 - Necrophilus pettiti Necrophilus hydrophiloides? - Necrophilus hydrophiloides Beetle - Apteroloma tahoecum Unidentified Black Beetle - Necrophilus leaf beetle? - Ipelates latus Great max palps - Agyrtes longulus

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)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

includes Lyrosominae and Pterolominae(1)

Explanation of Names

Agyrtidae Thomson 1859

Numbers

11 spp. in 6 genera in our area, >80 spp. in 13 genera total(1)(2)

Identification

Elytra with 9-10 punctate striae.

Range

holarctic, mostly in cool regions around the Pacific(1)

Works Cited

1.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.
2.Catalogue of Life
Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 24 August, 2005 - 10:50am
Additional contributions by Jeff Gruber, v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 24 January, 2025 - 1:16pm

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