Oiceoptoma inaequale (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Staphylinidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Oiceoptoma inaequale (Fabricius, 1781)
The ridged carrion beetle Oiceoptoma inaequale is a North American carrion beetle that breeds on western rat snake carcasses.
Oiceoptoma inaequale, commonly known as the ridged carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle belonging to the family Silphidae. This species is distributed across North America. It has been observed breeding both within and on the carcass of a western rat snake.
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Thanatophilus truncatus (Say, 1823)
Emus hirtus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Silpha tristis Illiger, 1798
Ocypus olens (O.F.Müller, 1764)
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