Nicrophorus insularis

Nicrophorus insularis is a burying beetle described by A.H. Grouvelle in 1893.

Not to be confused with Nicrophorus investigator a species misidentified by Lafer in 1989 and declared a new species under the name Nicrophorus insularis.

Nicrophorus insularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Silphidae
Genus: Nicrophorus
Species:
N. insularis
Binomial name
Nicrophorus insularis
Grouvelle, 1893
Synonyms
  • N. i. humeralis, Pic, 1917
  • N. nepalensis insularis, Portevin, 1922

References
  • 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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