''Oxelytrum'' is a genus of 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 family (biology), subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as bury ...
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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
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Oxelytrum anticola'' (Guerin-Meneville)
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Oxelytrum apicale'' (Brullé)
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Oxelytrum biguttatum'' (Philippi, 1850)
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Oxelytrum cayennense
''Oxelytrum cayennense'' is a species of 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 pronotal disk and withou ...
'' (Stürm, 1826)
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Oxelytrum discicolle'' (Brullé, 1836)
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Oxelytrum emarginatum'' (Portevin)
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Oxelytrum erythrurum'' (Blanchard, 1849)
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Oxelytrum lineatocolle'' (Laporte)
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Oxelytrum selknan'' Oliva, 2012
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References
Silphidae
Staphyliniformia genera
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