Nicrophorus carolina

Nicrophorus carolina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Silphidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. carolina
Binomial name
	Nicrophorus carolina; (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
	Silpha carolinaLinnaeus, 1771; Necrophorus [sic] mediatus Fabricius, 1801; Necrophorus [sic] medianusLeach & Nodder, 1815 (misspelling); Necrophorus [sic] mysticallis Angell, 1912; Necrocharis carolinus v. dolosus Portevin, 1923; Nicrophorus carolinus floridae Brimley, 1938;

Last updated August 18, 2025

Nicrophorus carolina is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its specific name has commonly been misspelled as carolinus.^[1]

References

↑ Hollenbeck, Jeff (13 July 2021). "Species Nicrophorus carolina". BugGuide.

Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B.; Newton, Alfred F. (29 August 2002). "A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 65 (1): 1. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1 . ISBN 0-9582395-1-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2006.

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[1] Hollenbeck, Jeff (13 July 2021). "Species Nicrophorus carolina". BugGuide.

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