Species Nicrophorus nigrita - Black Burying Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Season · See Also · Works Cited

Black Burying Beetle - Nicrophorus nigrita

Nicrophorus nigrita ?? - Nicrophorus nigrita

Nicrophorus nigrita Beetle with mites - Nicrophorus nigrita

Puzzling Beetle abdomen extends beyond caraprace. - Nicrophorus nigrita

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 nigrita (Black Burying Beetle)

Explanation of Names

Nicrophorus nigrita Mannerheim 1843

Size

13-18 mm(1)

Range

Pacific US states & so. BC(1)

Habitat

coastal forests(1)

Season

in CA, adults active primarily in the cooler/wetter months (Sep-May)(1)

See Also

Nicrophorus guttula has a dark form--yellow hair underneath characteristic of that species (dark hair in nigrita)

Works Cited

1.	The carrion beetles of Canada and Alaska (Coleoptera: Silphidae and Agyrtidae) Anderson, R.S. and S.B. Peck. 1985. Agriculture Canada.

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 24 April, 2006 - 8:01pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, v belov
Last updated 9 March, 2021 - 9:03am

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