Primitive-beetle
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Agyrtes longulus
Agyrtes longulus is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae. It belongs to a relict group of beetles considered among the most basal lineages of Staphylinoidea. The species has been documented in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada.
Necrophilus
Necrophilus is a genus of primitive carrion beetles in the family Agyrtidae, established by Latreille in 1829. The genus contains at least three described species distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. These beetles are associated with decaying organic matter and represent one of the more basal lineages within the staphylinoid beetles. They are often referred to as flat brown scavenger beetles or small scavenger beetles in common usage.
Tenomerga cinerea
Eastern Ashen Reticulated Beetle
Tenomerga cinerea is a species of reticulated beetle in the family Cupedidae, commonly known as the Eastern Ashen Reticulated Beetle. It is found in North America, with confirmed records from Ontario and Québec in Canada. As a member of the suborder Archostemata, it represents one of the more primitive lineages of beetles.