Necrophila rufithorax

Necrophila rufithorax
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Silphidae
Genus:	Necrophila
Species:	N. rufithorax
Binomial name
	Necrophila rufithorax; (Wiedemann, 1832)
Synonyms
	See text

Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax, is a species of carrion beetle found in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3] The species is also known to live in Laos and Thailand, but might be another species.^[1]

Description

Average body length is about 17.5 to 22.3 mm and the body appears wide and rounded from a dorsal view. The pronotum is hexagonal in shape with 4 spots marking it. In males, each elytron is truncated at the apex, but in females, the elytra are elongated, and are convex at the apex.^[4]

In India, the beetle was collected in Keoladeo National Park on the semi-dry carcass of mongoose, and on dry soil in a pasture field.^[1]

Synonyms

Silpha rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
Silpha rufithorax Harold 1877
Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1903
Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1905
Silpha rufithorax Arrow 1909
Eusilpha (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Portevin 1920
Deutosilpha rufithorax Portevin 1926
Silpha (Deuterosilpha) rufithorax Hatch 1928
Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1833
Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1834
Silpha tetraspilota Harold 1877
Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1903
Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1905
Silpha tetraspilota Arrow 1909
Deutosilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1926
Silpha (Deuterosilpha) tetraspilota Hatch 1928

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Růžička, Jan; Schneider, Jan (5 August 2011). "Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". Zootaxa. 2987 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2987.1.1. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Notes on carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from India" (PDF). Klapalekiana, 47: 239–245, 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "New records of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Bangladesh, India and Nepal". Klapalekiana, 57: 137–145, 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
^ "Geographical distribution of some forensically important species of beetles (Coleoptera: silphidae) from North India (INDIA)". International Journal of Entomology Research. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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[Revision-1] Růžička, Jan; Schneider, Jan (5 August 2011). "Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". Zootaxa. 2987 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2987.1.1. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[2] "Notes on carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from India" (PDF). Klapalekiana, 47: 239–245, 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[3] "New records of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Bangladesh, India and Nepal". Klapalekiana, 57: 137–145, 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[4] "Geographical distribution of some forensically important species of beetles (Coleoptera: silphidae) from North India (INDIA)". International Journal of Entomology Research. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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