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Silphidae
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two family (biology), subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as burying beetles or sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small, at around two hundred. They are more diverse in the temperate region although a few tropical endemics are known. Both subfamilies feed on decaying organic matter such as dead animals. The subfamilies differ in which uses parenting, parental care and which types of carcasses they prefer. Silphidae are considered to be of importance to forensic entomologists because when they are found on a decaying body they are used to help estimate a post-mortem interval. Taxonomy, evolution, and etymology The family Silphidae belongs to the order beetle, Coleoptera. They are commonly referred to as carrion beetles or burying beetles and are usually associated with carrion, fungus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necrophila Americana
The American carrion beetle (''Necrophila americana'', formerly ''Silpha americana'') is a North American beetle of the family Silphidae. It lays its Egg (biology), eggs in, and its larvae consume, raw flesh (particularly that of dead animals) and fungi. The larvae and adults also consume fly larvae and the larvae of other carrion beetles that compete for the same food sources as their larvae. They prefer to live in marshy and woody habitats. ''Necrophila americana'' emerge from their larval state in the early summer. A cuckoo bumble bee, ''Bombus ashtoni'', displays close mimicry with the American carrion beetle. They are important in Forensic science, forensic studies because of their tendency to thrive on large carcasses. Appearance ''Necrophila americana'' are distinctive in that they have a relatively large, broadly rounded, and flattened body with a yellow pronotum. It is the only North American Silphidae, silphid with a mostly yellow pronotum, and it is the only species of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
