''Oiceoptoma thoracicum'', the red-breasted carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in 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 ...

. It is found in the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

. As a carrion beetle, this species is a generalist that can have importance in

forensic entomology Forensic entomology is the scientific study of the colonization of a dead body by arthropods. This includes the study of insect types commonly associated with cadavers, their respective life cycles, their ecological presences in a given environme ...

. Larval survival to adulthood occurs most often if the beetles are fed pork compared to beef or chicken.

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* Silphidae Beetles described in 1758 Palearctic insects {{silphidae-stub