- Nicrophorus satanas
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Nicrophorus satanas Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Silphidae Subfamily: Nicrophorinae Tribe: Nicrophorini Genus: Nicrophorus Species: N. satanas Binomial name Nicrophorus satanas
Reitter, 1893Synonyms - N. satana, Nishikawa, 1986
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
http://collections2.eeb.uconn.edu/nicroweb/PDFs/Sikes_et_al_2002.pdf
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