Nicrophorus satanas

Nicrophorus satanas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. satanas
Binomial name
	Nicrophorus satanas; Reitter, 1893
Synonyms
	N. satana – Nishikawa, 1986;

Last updated December 28, 2025

Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1893.^[1]

General Characteristics

Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle commonly found in Europe and Asia. They can measure between 2.5 and 3.8 cm. They have thick bodies with a black exterior.

References

↑ Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B. & Newton, Alfred F. (August 29, 2002). "A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 65 (1): 1–304. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1 . Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.

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[Sikes_et_al._2002-1] Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B. & Newton, Alfred F. (August 29, 2002). "A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 65 (1): 1–304. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1 . Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.

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