Forensic Beetles
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| The distinctive American carrion beetle (Necrophila americana), Silphidae: Coleoptera. | A brightly colored carrion beetle (Nicrophorus investigator), Silphidae: Coleoptera, sometimes found at remains. | One of the smaller, less colorful carrion beetles (Oiceoptoma noveboracense), Silphidae: Coleoptera. |
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| A dermestid or skin beetle (Dermestes caninus), Dermestidae: Coleoptera. | The gold-necked carrion beetle (Nicrophorus tomentosus), Silphidae: Coleoptera. | The hairy rove betle (Creophilus maxillosus), Staphylinidae: Coleoptera, often found at remains in large numbers. |
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| A hide beetle (Trox sp.), Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera, one of the species found at drier remains. | A sexton beetle (Nicrophorus orbicollis), Silphidae: Coleoptera. | The Surinam carrion beetle (Necrodes surinamensis), Silphidae: Coleoptera, has a distinctive shape and markings. |
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