''Oxelytrum'' 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 ...

. Species in this genus have three ridges on each elytron, without hairs on the pronotal disk. They are usually black with reddish markings and have 3-segmented antennal clubs. Most species are nocturnal and are mainly confined to South America.Steward B. Peck, Robert S. Anderso
Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the carrion beetles of Latin America
Questiones Entomologicaes 21.247-317 1985

Species

* '' Oxelytrum anticola'' (Guerin-Meneville) * '' Oxelytrum apicale'' (Brullé) * '' Oxelytrum biguttatum'' (Philippi, 1850) * ''

Oxelytrum cayennense ''Oxelytrum cayennense'' is a species of burying beetles or carrion beetles belonging to the family Silphidae. Description ''Oxelytrum cayennense'' can reach a length of about . They have three ridges on each elytron, without hairs on the prono ...

'' (Stürm, 1826) * '' Oxelytrum discicolle'' (Brullé, 1836) * '' Oxelytrum emarginatum'' (Portevin) * '' Oxelytrum erythrurum'' (Blanchard, 1849) * '' Oxelytrum lineatocolle'' (Laporte) * '' Oxelytrum selknan'' Oliva, 2012 Encyclopedia of Life
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