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Burying Beetles
Nicrophorus
Burying beetles or sexton beetles (genus Nicrophorus) are the best-known members of the family Silphidae (carrion beetles). Most of these beetles are black with red markings on the elytra (forewings). Burying beetles are true to their name—they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and rodents as a food source for their larvae. They are unusual among insects in that both the male and female parents take care of the brood. They are carnivores.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Lesser Vespillo Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus vespilloides
Roundneck Sexton Beetle
speciesNicrophorus orbicollis
Tomentose Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus tomentosus
Vespillo Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus vespillo
Banded Sexton Beetle
speciesNicrophorus investigator
Pustulated Carrion Beetle
speciesNicrophorus pustulatus
Boreal Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus defodiens
Black Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus humator
Margined Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus marginatus
Say's Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus sayi
Black Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus nigrita
Carolina Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus carolina
Nicrophorus interruptus
speciesNicrophorus interruptus
Nicrophorus nepalensis
speciesNicrophorus nepalensis
Nicrophorus mexicanus
speciesNicrophorus mexicanus
Yellow-bellied Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus guttula
Nicrophorus concolor
speciesNicrophorus concolor
Boreal Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus hebes
Nicrophorus quadripunctatus
speciesNicrophorus quadripunctatus
American Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus americanus
Nicrophorus vestigator
speciesNicrophorus vestigator
Nicrophorus hybridus
speciesNicrophorus hybridus
Nicrophorus olidus
speciesNicrophorus olidus
Nicrophorus didymus
speciesNicrophorus didymus
Nicrophorus maculifrons
speciesNicrophorus maculifrons
Nicrophorus quadrimaculatus
speciesNicrophorus quadrimaculatus
Nicrophorus antennatus
speciesNicrophorus antennatus
Nicrophorus morio
speciesNicrophorus morio
Nicrophorus obscurus
speciesNicrophorus obscurus
Nicrophorus germanicus
speciesNicrophorus germanicus
Nicrophorus distinctus
speciesNicrophorus distinctus
Nicrophorus scrutator
speciesNicrophorus scrutator
Nicrophorus sinensis
speciesNicrophorus sinensis
Nicrophorus japonicus
speciesNicrophorus japonicus
Nicrophorus tenuipes
speciesNicrophorus tenuipes
Nicrophorus przewalskii
speciesNicrophorus przewalskii
Nicrophorus podagricus
speciesNicrophorus podagricus
Nicrophorus satanas
speciesNicrophorus satanas
Nicrophorus dauricus
speciesNicrophorus dauricus
Nicrophorus nigricornis
speciesNicrophorus nigricornis
Nicrophorus sepulchralis
speciesNicrophorus sepulchralis
Nicrophorus schawalleri
speciesNicrophorus schawalleri
Nicrophorus chilensis
speciesNicrophorus chilensis
Nicrophorus oberthuri
speciesNicrophorus oberthuri
Nicrophorus ussuriensis
speciesNicrophorus ussuriensis
Nicrophorus heurni
speciesNicrophorus heurni
Nicrophorus sepultor
speciesNicrophorus sepultor
Hispaniolan Burying Beetle
speciesNicrophorus hispaniola
Nicrophorus smefarka
speciesNicrophorus smefarka
Nicrophorus apo
speciesNicrophorus apo
Nicrophorus montivagus
speciesNicrophorus montivagus
Nicrophorus lunatus
speciesNicrophorus lunatus
Nicrophorus insularis
speciesNicrophorus insularis
Nicrophorus huerni
speciesNicrophorus huerni
Nicrophorus herscheli
speciesNicrophorus herscheli
Nicrophorus argutor
speciesNicrophorus argutor
Nicrophorus basalis
speciesNicrophorus basalis
Nicrophorus mongolicus
speciesNicrophorus mongolicus
Nicrophorus reichardti
speciesNicrophorus reichardti
Nicrophorus semenowi
speciesNicrophorus semenowi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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