''Ablattaria'' is a genus of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family
Silphidae
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of sp ...
. The beetles are predators of
gastropods. All species in the genus exhibit
sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani ...
.
Species
* ''
Ablattaria arenaria'' (Kraatz, 1876)
*''
Ablattaria cribrata'' (Ménétries, 1832)
* ''
Ablattaria laevigata'' (Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Ablattaria subtriangula'' Reitter, 1905
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References
Silphidae
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