Nicrophorus Fabricius, 1775
(sexton beetles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Nicrophorus humator
Black Sexton Beetle
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 		Species 8 images
Nicrophorus investigator
a sexton beetle
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 		Species 9 images 1 ident. refs
Nicrophorus vespillo
Common Burying Beetle
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 		Species 8 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusNicrophorus (sexton beetles)
SubfamilyNICROPHORINAE (a subfamily of sexton beetles)
FamilySILPHIDAE (sexton beetles)
SuperfamilySTAPHYLINOIDEA (rove, sexton and featherwing beetles)
Series Staphyliniformia (burying beetles, carrion beetles, rove beetles etc.)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hackston, M. 2009 Key to the British species of genus Nicrophorus http://sites.google.com/site/mikesinsectkeys/
Wright, R. 2009 Beginner’s Guide: Silphidae 1: Nicrophorus Beetle News Vol 1:1: 6.

Nicrophorus (sexton beetles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nicrophorus (sexton beetles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nicrophorus (sexton beetles)
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