Species Nicrophorus orbicollis - Roundneck Sexton Beetle

Classification · Identification · See Also

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Red and Black Beetle with Mites - Nicrophorus orbicollis

Nicrophorus orbicollis - Roundneck Sexton Beetle? - Nicrophorus orbicollis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Staphylinoidea (Rove, Carrion and Fungus Beetles)

Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)

Genus Nicrophorus (Sexton Beetles)

Species orbicollis (Roundneck Sexton Beetle)

Identification

the orange clubbed antennae along with the more circular posterior spots make this one fairly easy to ID to species (G.A. Hanley, 8/9/2008)

See Also

N. pustulatus

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 September, 2005 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, v belov
Last updated 17 January, 2011 - 12:46am

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