Nicrophorus satanas
Appearance
Nicrophorus satanas | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Silphidae |
Genus: | Nicrophorus |
Species: | N. satanas
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Binomial name | |
Nicrophorus satanas Reitter, 1893
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Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle described by Edmund Reitter in 1893.
General Characteristics
Nicrophorus satanas is a burying beetle commonly found in Europe and Asia. They can measure between 2.5 - 3.8 cm. They have thick bodies with red markings on them.
Relatives
Nicrophorus satanas has relatives in the same genus which include:Nicrophorus germanicus, Nicrophorus vespilloides, Nicrophorus americanus, Nicrophorus orbicollis, Nicrophorus tomentosus, Nicrophorus sayi, Nicrophorus pustulatus, Nicrophorus marginatus, Nicrophorus obscurus, and Nicrophorus defodiens.
References
- Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B.; Newton, Alfred F. (August 29, 2002). "A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world". Zootaxa. 65 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1. ISBN 0-9582395-1-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.