| Nicrophorus funerarius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Nicrophorus |
| Species: | N. funerarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicrophorus funerarius Weigel, 1808 | |
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 .
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. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood. They are carnivores.
Nicrophorus apo is a species of burying beetle found in Mindanao in the Philippines. The species was first described scientifically by Ross H. Arnett, Jr. in 1950, and is named after Mount Apo.
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 vestigator is a species of beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.
Nicrophorus nepalensisHope,, commonly known as burying beetle, is widespread across tropical and subtropical countries in Asia. It belongs to the order Coleoptera and the family Silphidae, and is part of the nepalensis species-group, which is the second largest species group within the genus Nicrophorus. N. nepalensis differs from some other beetles in that it exhibits biparental care. Its role as a decomposer is crucial in the energy cycle and energy transformation in the ecosystem.
Nicrophorus pustulatus is a burying beetle described by Johann Dietrich Herschel in 1807.
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 carolina is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its specific name has commonly been misspelled as carolinus.
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.
For the species misidentified by Gyllenhal in 1827 and declared a new species under the name Nicrophorus sepultor, but later corrected, see Nicrophorus vestigator
Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1893.
Nicrophorus quadraticollis is a burying beetle described by Portevin in 1903.
Nicrophorus podagricus is a burying beetle described by Portevin in 1920.
Nicrophorus pliozaenicus is an extinct species of burying beetle described by Erasmus Gersdorf in 1969.
Nicrophorus marginatus is a burying beetle described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801.
Nicrophorus chryseus may be a species of burying beetle described by Mazokhin-Porshnyakov in 1953. It is not yet verified that this species is unique from other species of Nicrophorus.
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