Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767)
(Black Sexton Beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle)
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)
Records of Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle) :
1: Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle)
11 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
2 large and 2 small specimens in Heath Trap
Image 1: Large adult - defensive positionImage 2: Large adult - dorsal view
2: Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle)
4 Apr 1999 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
at MV
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - head & antennae - dorsal viewImage 4: Adult - head & antennae - ventral viewImage 5: Adult - head & thorax - lateral viewImage 6: Adult - ventral view

Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Nicrophorus humator (Black Sexton Beetle)
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