Scavenger-beetle
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Dermestes carnivorus
carpet beetle
Dermestes carnivorus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae, first described by Fabricius in 1775. The species is found in North America and Europe, with additional records from the Galápagos Islands and Belgium. Like other members of the genus Dermestes, it is presumed to be a scavenger of dried animal matter, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented.
Eufallia seminivea
Eufallia seminivea is a minute beetle in the family Latridiidae, commonly known as plaster beetles or minute brown scavenger beetles. The species was originally described by Motschulsky in 1866 under the basionym Aridius seminiveus. Latridiidae beetles are generally associated with mold and fungal growth, though specific ecological details for this species remain poorly documented. The genus Eufallia contains few described species and is characterized by distinctive antennal and pronotal morphology.
Hydrobiomorpha casta
Hydrobiomorpha casta is a water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. The species is distributed across the Caribbean, Central America, and southeastern North America. It is one of approximately 125 species in the genus Hydrobiomorpha, a group of aquatic beetles adapted to freshwater habitats.
Hylis californicus
Hylis californicus is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. Members of this family are typically small, compact beetles associated with decaying organic matter and carrion. The species epithet 'californicus' indicates a type locality or primary distribution in California. Hylis species are morphologically characterized by shortened elytra that expose several abdominal tergites, a trait common to the family but with genus-specific modifications in antennal structure and body proportions.
Hylochares nigricornis
Hylochares nigricornis is a species of scavenger beetle in the family Hybosoridae, a group of small beetles commonly known as scavenger scarab beetles. Members of this family are typically associated with decaying organic matter and are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. The specific epithet "nigricornis" refers to the dark or black antennae characteristic of this species.
Necrophilus hydrophiloides
flat brown scavenger beetle
Necrophilus hydrophiloides is a species of primitive carrion beetle in the family Agyrtidae, commonly known as the flat brown scavenger beetle. It belongs to a relict lineage of beetles that represent an early-diverging branch of the staphylinoid beetles. The species is found in western North America, where it inhabits moist forest habitats and is associated with carrion and decaying organic matter.
Psiloscelis abnormalis
clown beetle
Psiloscelis abnormalis is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae, described by Mann in 1924. It is known from limited distribution records in the northern Great Plains region of North America, specifically from the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the U.S. state of North Dakota. Like other members of Histeridae, it is presumed to be associated with decomposing organic matter, though specific ecological details remain undocumented.