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Genus Necrodes

BG2169 C2647 - Necrodes surinamensis - male Red-lined Carrion Beetle - Necrodes surinamensis - male larva? - Necrodes surinamensis Burying beetle - Necrodes surinamensis Necrodes surinamensis Beetle - Necrodes surinamensis Necrodes surinamensis? - Necrodes surinamensis Necrodes surinamensis - male
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 Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Necrodes
Explanation of Names
Necrodes Leach 1815
Numbers
1 sp. in our area, 5 spp. total(1)
Range
Holarctic
Works Cited
1.The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska
Brett Ratcliffe. 1996. University of Nebraska State Museum.