Summary ²

Agyrtidae or primitive carrion beetles are a small family of polyphagan beetles They are found in mostly temperate areas of the northern hemisphere and in New Zealand. They are feeding on decaying organic material.

SoCal Status ³

Known Species per The California Beetle Database .
Agyrtes longulus
Agyrtes similis
Apteroloma caraboides
Apteroloma tenuicorne
Necrophilus hydrophiloides

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1. (c) Udo Schmidt, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/coleoptera-us/14954636326/
2. Adapted by BJ Stacey from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agyrtidae
3. (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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