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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Carrion Beetles (Silphidae) » Sexton Beetles (Nicrophorus) » Nicrophorus defodiens

Species Nicrophorus defodiens

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Staphyliniformia)
Superfamily Staphylinoidea
Family Silphidae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Nicrophorus (Sexton Beetles)
Species defodiens (Nicrophorus defodiens)
Explanation of Names
Nicrophorus defodiens Mannerheim 1846
Size
12-18 mm(1)
Range
across the north (NF-NT-AK) south to NC-TN-WI-SD-CO-CA(1)
Works Cited
1.The Beetles of Northeastern North America, Vol. 1 and 2.
Downie, N.M., and R.H. Arnett. 1996. The Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, FL.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 22 September, 2005 - 7:43pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 13 March, 2014 - 3:20pm

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