| Necrobia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cleridae |
| Subfamily: | Korynetinae |
| Genus: | Necrobia Latreille, 1797 [1] |
Necrobia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Cleridae. [2]
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. [2]
Species: [2]
Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis.
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