Nicrophorus nigrita

Nicrophorus nigrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Silphidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. nigrita
Binomial name
	Nicrophorus nigrita; Mannerheim, 1843
Synonyms
	Necrophorus [sic] nigrita Mannerheim, 1843 ; Necrophorus [sic] lateralis Eschscholtz, 1845 (Nom. Nud.) ; Nicrophorus ruficornis Motschulsky, 1870 ; Nicrophorus investigator alpha Pierce, 1949 ;

Nicrophorus nigrita is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1843. It is found along the west coast of North America, from British Columbia to Baja California, inland through Nevada. ^[1]

References

^ Sikes, Derek (1996-04-01). "The natural history of Nicrophorus nigrita, a Western Nearctic species (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 72 (2). Pacific Coast Entomological Society: 70–81. ISSN 0031-0603. Retrieved 2025-08-14.

data

[b176-1] Sikes, Derek (1996-04-01). "The natural history of Nicrophorus nigrita, a Western Nearctic species (Coleoptera: Silphidae)". The Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 72 (2). Pacific Coast Entomological Society: 70–81. ISSN 0031-0603. Retrieved 2025-08-14.

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