''Necrobia'' is a genus of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s belonging to the family
Cleridae
Cleridae are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea. They are commonly known as checkered beetles. The family Cleridae has a worldwide distribution, and a variety of habitats and feeding preferences.
Cleridae have many niches and feed ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
* ''
Necrobia divinatoria''
Wickham, 1914
* ''
Necrobia ruficollis''
(Fabricius, 1775)
* ''
Necrobia rufipes''
(De Geer, 1775)
* ''
Necrobia violacea''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
References
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Cleridae
Cleridae genera
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille