Nicrophorus carolina

Nicrophorus carolina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Silphidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. carolina
Binomial name
Nicrophorus carolina (Linnaeus, 1771)
Synonyms
Silpha carolina Linnaeus, 1771 Necrophorus mediatus Fabricius, 1801 Necrophorus medianus Leach & Nodder, 1815 (misspelling) Necrophorus mediatum Matzek, 1839 Silpha mediata Crotch, 1873 Necrophorus mysticallis Angell, 1912 Necrocharis carolinus v. dolosus Portevin, 1923 Necrocharis carolinus v. mysticallis Portevin, 1923 Nicrophorus carolinus floridae Brimley, 1938

Nicrophorus carolina is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. Its specific name has commonly been misspelled as carolinus.

References

• Sikes, Derek S.; Madge, Ronald B.; Newton, Alfred F. (29 August 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 10 September 2006.