Necrophila rufithorax
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- Silpha rufithorax Wiedemann, 1823
- Silpha rufithorax Harold 1877
- Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1903
- Eusilpha rufithorax Portevin 1905
- Silpha rufithorax Arrow 1909
- Eusilpha (Deutosilpha) rufithorax Portevin 1920
- Deutosilpha rufithorax Portevin 1926
- Silpha (Deuterosilpha) rufithorax Hatch 1928
- Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1833
- Oiceoptoma tetraspilotum Hope, 1834
- Silpha tetraspilota Harold 1877
- Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1903
- Eusilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1905
- Silpha tetraspilota Arrow 1909
- Deutosilpha tetraspilota Portevin 1926
- Silpha (Deuterosilpha) tetraspilota Hatch 1928
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Necrophila (Deutosilpha) rufithorax is a species of carrion beetle found in India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.{{Cite web |title=Notes on carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from India |url=https://www.entospol.cz/pdf/11/34/Ruzicka_etal2011b.pdf |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=Klapalekiana, 47: 239–245, 2011}}{{Cite web |title=New records of carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) from Bangladesh, India and Nepal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/352572945 |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=Klapalekiana, 57: 137–145, 2021}} The species is also known to live in Laos and Thailand, but might be another species.{{Cite journal |last1=Růžička |first1=Jan |last2=Schneider |first2=Jan |date=5 August 2011 |title=Revision of Palaearctic and Oriental Necrophila Kirby & Spence, part 1: subgenus Deutosilpha Portevin (Coleoptera: Silphidae) |url=https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2987.1.1 |access-date=9 July 2021 |journal=Zootaxa |volume=2987 |issue=1 |pages=1 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.2987.1.1}}
Description
The average body length is about 17.5 to 22.3 mm and the body has a wide and rounded shape from a dorsal view. The pronotum is hexagonal in shape with 4 spots marking it. In males, each elytron is truncated at the apex, but in females, the elytra are elongated, and are convex at the apex.{{Cite web |title=Geographical distribution of some forensically important species of beetles (Coleoptera: silphidae) from North India (INDIA) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322695983 |access-date=9 July 2021 |website=International Journal of Entomology Research}}
In India, the beetle was collected in Keoladeo National Park on the semi-dry carcass of mongoose, and on dry soil in a pasture field.
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Category:Beetles described in 1832
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