Oiceoptoma thoracicum, the red-breasted carrion beetle, is a species of carrion beetle in the family Silphidae.

[1] As a carrion beetle, this species is a generalist that can have importance in forensic entomology.

Larval survival to adulthood occurs most often if the beetles are fed pork compared to beef or chicken.

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