Ptomaphila

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Ptomaphila
Ptomaphila lacrymosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Silphidae
Subfamily:	Silphinae
Tribe:	Silphini
Genus:	Ptomaphila Kirby & Spence, 1828

Ptomaphila is a genus of carrion beetles in the tribe Silphini. It contains the following species:^[1]

• Ptomaphila lacrimosa Schreibers, 1802
• Ptomaphila ovata Portevin, 1926
• Ptomaphila perlata Kraatz, 1876