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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Staphyliniformia » Staphylinoidea » Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae) » Carrion Beetles (Silphinae) » Sexton Beetles (Nicrophorus) » Tomentose Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus tomentosus)

Species Nicrophorus tomentosus - Tomentose Burying Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus Sexton beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus Nicrophorus tomentosus Rove bug? with mites - Nicrophorus tomentosus Nicrophorus tomentosus - Tomentose Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus Nicrophorus tomentosus Adult Gold Necked Carrion Beetle - Nicrophorus tomentosus Nicrophorus tomentosus - female
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 Staphylinidae (Rove Beetles)
Subfamily Silphinae (Carrion Beetles)
Genus Nicrophorus (Sexton Beetles)
Species tomentosus (Tomentose Burying Beetle)
Other Common Names
Gold-necked Carrion Beetle
Explanation of Names
Nicrophorus tomentosus Weber 1801
Size
11.2-19.0 mm(1)
Identification
dense yellow hair on pronotum distinctive(1)

Det. A.V. Evans, 2011
Range
e. N. Amer. to UT & AB (1)(BG data)
Season
mostly: Jun-Oct (BG data)
Remarks
unlike other nearctic Nicrophorus, adults do not bury the carcass but make a shallow pit and cover the carcass with litter(1)
Internet References
Entomology Today
Works Cited
1.The Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of Nebraska
Brett Ratcliffe. 1996. University of Nebraska State Museum.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 18 August, 2005 - 6:33am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Phillip Harpootlian, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 2 November, 2024 - 11:29am

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