Necrophila rufithorax

Species of beetle

Necrophila rufithorax

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Coleoptera

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Polyphaga

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Staphylinoidea

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Silphidae

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Necrophila

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N. rufithorax

Binomial name
Necrophila rufithorax

(Wiedemann, 1832)

Synonyms

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

## Description

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Average body length is about 17.5 to 22.3 mm. Body widely rounded posteriorly in dorsum. Pronotum widely hexagonal in shape. There are 4 spots on the pronotum. In male, the apex of elytron is truncate. But in females, elytron with elongates with convex apex.[4]

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

## Synonyms

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* 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

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1. ^ a b c Růžička, Jan; Schneider, Jan (2011-08-05). "Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". Zootaxa. p. 1\. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2987.1.1. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
2. ^ "Notes on carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from India" (PDF). Klapalekiana, 47: 239–245, 2011. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
3. ^ "New records of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Bangladesh, India and Nepal" (PDF). Klapalekiana, 57: 137–145, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-09.
4. ^ "Geographical distribution of some forensically important species of beetles (Coleoptera: silphidae) from North India (INDIA)" (PDF). International Journal of Entomology Research. Retrieved 2021-07-09.

Taxon identifiers

Necrophila rufithorax|

* Wikidata: Q107590499
* GBIF: 7616466
* NCBI: 2282662
* Open Tree of Life: 6259453

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