Nicrophorus humator
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus: Nicrophorus
Species:
N. humator
Binomial name
Nicrophorus humator
(Gleditsch, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Silpha humator Gleditsch, 1767
  • Necrophorus [sic] sulcatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1844
  • Necrophorus [sic] nigerrimus Kraatz, 1884
  • Necrophorus [sic] humator v. atricornis Meier, 1899
  • Necrophorus [sic] humator v. maculosus Meier, 1899

Nicrophorus humator is a burying beetle described by Gleditsch in 1767 (as Silpha humator). It has a Palearctic distribution, including North Africa.[1] A fossil dating to around 10,500 years ago was described in 1962 by Pearson.

References

  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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1. ISBN 0-9582395-1-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.
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