Nicrophorus germanicus

Nicrophorus germanicus is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Males are larger than females and can reach a body length of 27 mm.[1]

Nicrophorus germanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus: Nicrophorus
Species:
N. germanicus
Binomial name
Nicrophorus germanicus
Synonyms
List
  • Silpha germanica Linnaeus, 1758
  • Silpha speciosa J.D. Schulzens, 1775
  • Dermestes listerianus Fourcroy, 1785
  • Necrophorus [sic] bimaculatus Haworth, 1807
  • Necrophorus [sic] frontalis Fischer von Waldheim, 1844
  • Necrophorus [sic] cadaverinus Gistel, 1857 (Preocc.)
  • Necrophorus [sic] proserpinae Gistel, 1857
  • Necrophorus [sic] ruthenus Motschulsky, 1859
  • Necrophorus [sic] germanicus v. bipunctatus Kraatz, 1880
  • Necrophorus [sic] germanicus v. apicalis Kraatz, 1880
  • Silpha germanica v. fascifera Reitter, 1884
  • Necrophorus [sic] grandior Angell, 1912
  • Necrophorus [sic] armeniacus Portevin, 1922
  • Necrophorus [sic] ornatus Hlisnikovsky, 1964

References
  1. RAS Zoological institute, St. Petersburg
  • 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.


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