| Nicrophorus nigrita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Staphyliniformia |
| Family: | Staphylinidae |
| Genus: | Nicrophorus |
| Species: | N. nigrita |
| Binomial name | |
| Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim, 1843 | |
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Nicrophorus nigrita, or the black burying beetle [1] , is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1843. It is found along the west coast of North America, from British Columbia to Baja California, inland through Nevada. [2] Unlike other Nearctic burying beetles, it does not have markings on its elytra. [2] Instead, it is mostly black, with red-orange clubs on its antennae. Adults are 12–28 millimetres (0.47–1.10 in) in length. [1]
