Biology:Nicrophorus defodiens
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Short description: Species of beetle
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Silphidae |
| Genus: | Nicrophorus |
| Species: | N. defodiens
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| Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim, 1846
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Nicrophorus defodiens is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1846.
In 2012, N. defodiens was found to be one of at least two burying beetles which can breed in the forest canopy.[1]
Ecology
When it comes to mating, the males of N. defodiens use a pheromonal signal to attract their mate. During the mating period females often bite males. When copulation is over, the males' pheromone emission is resumed, but the female attempts to obstruct the male from attracting any additional females, thus imposing monogamy on the male.[2] Unlike N. orbicollis this species produces twice as many eggs (roughly 23.9 in total).[3]
References
- ↑ Lowe, Amanda; Randy Lauff (2012). "Arboreal Burials in Nicrophorus spp. (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". Psyche 2012: 1–6. doi:10.1155/2012/578650.
- ↑ Göran Arnqvist; Locke Rowe (2012). Sexual Conflict. Princeton University Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-691-12217-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=3g0fAgAAQBAJ&dq=Nicrophorus+defodiens&pg=PA168.
- ↑ Dorothy Gennard (2013-04-30). Forensic Entomology: An Introduction. Wiley. ISBN 9781118684887. https://books.google.com/books?id=c4FNatmAE48C&dq=Nicrophorus+defodiens&pg=PT167.
- 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q5234949 entry
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