Nicrophorus humator

Nicrophorus humator; Temporal range: .0105–Recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Silphidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. humator
Binomial name
	Nicrophorus humator; (Gleditsch, 1767)
Synonyms
	Silpha humator Gleditsch, 1767; Necrophorus [sic] sulcatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1844; Necrophorus [sic] nigerrimus Kraatz, 1884; Necrophorus [sic] humator v. atricornis Meier, 1899; Necrophorus [sic] humator v. maculosus Meier, 1899;

Nicrophorus humator is a burying beetle described by Gleditsch in 1767 (as Silpha humator). It has a Palearctic distribution, including North Africa.^[1] A fossil dating to around 10,500 years ago was described in 1962 by Pearson.^{[citation needed]}

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): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1. ISBN 0-9582395-1-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.

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[1] 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): 1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.65.1.1. ISBN 0-9582395-1-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2006.

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