Biology:Nicrophorus marginatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Nicrophorus marginatus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus: Nicrophorus
Species:
N. marginatus
Binomial name
Nicrophorus marginatus
Fabricius, 1801
Synonyms[1]

Nicrophorus marginatus, also known as the margined sexton beetle, margined burying beetle,[2] or the red and black burying beetle[3], is a burying beetle described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. Adults are 12–28 millimetres (0.47–1.10 in) in length and are shiny black with red-orange elytra bands and antennae clubs.[3]

References

  1. Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B.; Newton, Alfred F. (29 August 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. https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.65.1.1. 
  2. "Margined Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus)" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/64145-Nicrophorus-marginatus. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. pp. 210. ISBN 9780520288744. 

Wikidata ☰ Q150282 entry