Carrion Beetle
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phylum | Arthropoda | 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 species is relatively small and around two hundred.
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Class | Insecta | |
order | Coleoptera | |
family | Silphidae |