Necrophila

Not to be confused with Necrophilia, the act of having sex with a corpse.

Necrophila is a genus of carrion beetles, with around 20 species:^[1] most found in Asia, and one species in North America, Necrophila americana.^[2]

Necrophila
Necrophila americana male (left) and female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Silphidae
Subfamily:	Silphinae
Tribe:	Silphini
Genus:	Necrophila Kirby & Spence 1828
Synonyms
Necrobora Hope, 1840 Necrotropha Gistel, 1848 Eusilpha Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1891 Calosilpha Portevin, 1920 Deutosilpha Portevin, 1920 Chrysosilpha Portevin, 1921 Eosilpha Peck, 2001 (Missp.)

Species

• Necrophila americana
• Necrophila andrewesi
• Necrophila brunnicollis
• Necrophila cyaneocephala
• Necrophila cyaneocincta
• Necrophila cyaniventris
• Necrophila formosa
• Necrophila ioptera
• Necrophila jakowlewi
• Necrophila japonica
• Necrophila luciae
• Necrophila renatae
• Necrophila rufithorax
• Necrophila subcaudata
• Necrophila thibetana
• Necrophila viridis