| Nicrophorus carolina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Nicrophorus |
| Species: | N. carolina |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicrophorus carolina (Linnaeus, 1771) | |
| Synonyms | |
Nicrophorus carolina is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its specific name has commonly been misspelled as carolinus. [1]
Burying beetles or sexton beetles, genus Nicrophorus, are the best-known members of the family Silphidae. Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name—they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae, this makes them carnivorous. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood.
Nicrophorus argutor is a species of burying beetle found in Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan.
Nicrophorus investigator is a burying beetle first described by the Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1824.
Nicrophorus germanicus is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Males are larger than females and can reach a body length of 27 mm.
Nicrophorus humator is a burying beetle described by Gleditsch in 1767. It has a Palearctic distribution, including North Africa. A fossil dating to around 10,500 years ago was described in 1962 by Pearson.
Nicrophorus pustulatus, also known as the pustulated carrion beetle or blistered burying beetle, is a species of burying beetle that was described by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1808.
Nicrophorus vespillo is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It has a paleartic distribution and is commonly found across Europe and Asia, extending from Western Europe to Mongolia.
Nicrophorus concolor is a burying beetle described by Kraatz in 1877.
Nicrophorus confusus is a burying beetle described by Portevin in 1924.
Nicrophorus defodiens is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1846.
Nicrophorus tenuipes is a burying beetle described by Lewis in 1887.
Nicrophorus sepultor is a burying beetle described by Toussaint de Charpentier in 1825. It has a Palearctic distribution from Europe to central Asia.
Nicrophorus sayi is a burying beetle described by Laporte in 1840.
Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1893.
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus is a burying beetle described by Kraatz in 1877.
Nicrophorus quadraticollis is a burying beetle described by Portevin in 1903.
Nicrophorus podagricus is a burying beetle described by Portevin in 1920.
Nicrophorus marginatus is a burying beetle described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801.
Nicrophorus lunatus is a burying beetle described by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in 1842.
Nicrophorus funerarius may be a species of burying beetle described by Weigel in 1808. It is not yet verified that this species is unique from other species of Nicrophorus.
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