A group of <em>Poecilochirus</em> species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). Shown here on a <a href='https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=8299'>Round-necked Sexton Beetle</a>. (Photo ID: 77578 - Psn: 20)

A group of Poecilochirus species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). Shown here on a Round-necked Sexton Beetle.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

<em>Poecilochirus</em> species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1090584 - Psn: 66)

Poecilochirus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

View Record Details Photo by Jim Moore MBP List

<em>Poecilochirus</em> species on <em>Nicrophorus pustulatus</em> in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Will Chatfield-Taylor/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 84738 - Psn: 200)

Poecilochirus species on Nicrophorus pustulatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Will Chatfield-Taylor/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

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"Species in this genus inhabit vertebrate carrion and ride on silphid beetles. They don't show host specificity, but mix up in larger carcasses where adult beetles come to feed. Those on Nicrophorus ride back on the adult and enter the brood cell and reproduce there" (Barry O'Connor/BugGuide).

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A group of Poecilochirus species in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/26/2016). Shown here on a Round-necked Sexton Beetle. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Poecilochirus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Poecilochirus species on Nicrophorus pustulatus in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). Verified by Will Chatfield-Taylor/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Poecilochirus sp. G. & R. Canestrini, 1882

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