Nicrophorus vestigator

Nicrophorus vestigator is a species of beetle belonging to the family Silphidae.

Nicrophorus vestigator
Nicrophorus vestigator. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Silphidae
Subfamily:
Nicrophorinae
Tribe:
Nicrophorini
Genus:
Nicrophorus
Species:
N. vestigator
Binomial name
Nicrophorus vestigator
Herschel, 1807
Synonyms
  • N. anglicus Stephens, 1830
  • N. brullei Jakobson, 1910
  • N. interruptiolus Strand, 1917
  • N. interruptus* Brullé, 1832
  • N. interruptus* Gistel, 1857
  • N. interruptus* Stephens, 1830
  • N. i. interruptus Laporte, 1840
  • N. olfactor Gistel, 1848
  • N. sepultor Gyllenhal, 1827
  • N. s. cadaverinus Mareuse, 1840
  • N. vestigator bipunctatus Portevin, 1914
  • N. v. brullei Jakobson, 1910
  • N. v. cadaverinus Portevin, 1925
  • N. v. carreti Pic, 1933
  • N. v. degener Carret, 1901
  • N. v. interruptus Báguena, 1965
  • N. v. obscuripennis Portevin, 1914
  • N. v. rauterbergi Reitter, 1900
  • N. v. reductor Hatch, 1928
  • N. v. trimaculatus Heyden, Reitter, & Weise, 1883
  • N. v. viturati Pic, 1917
  • N. vestigatorem Matzek, 1839
  • Silpha interruptus Reitter, 1884
  • S. vestigator Reitter, 1884

Varietas
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. bipuctatus Portevin, 1914
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. brullei Jacobson, 1910
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. caretti Pic, 1933
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. degener Carret, 1901
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. obscuripennis Portevin, 1914
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. rautenbergi Reitter, 1900
  • Nicrophorus vestigator var. viturati Pic, 1917

[1]

Description
Illustration of Nicrophorus vestigator from G.G. Yakobson "Beetles of Russia"

Nicrophorus vestigator can reach a length of about 14–22 millimetres (0.55–0.87 in). The basic color of the body is black, with two wide transversal orange stripes on the elytra. These beetles have large club-like antennae equipped with black and yellow tips. The legs are strong. The last three abdominal segments protrude beyond the elytra.[2]

Like other burying beetles they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and mice as a food source for their larvae. Larval development takes place during the summer, and the fully formed individuals can be found mainly in May–June and in August.[2]

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm and in the Near East.[3]

Bibliography
  • Sikes, Derek S., Ronald B. Madge, and Alfred F. Newton (2002) A catalog of the Nicrophorinae (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the world, Zootaxa, no. 65
  • Baranowski, R. 1982. Intressanta skalbaggsfynd 6. Ent. Tidskr.103: 130–136.
  • Hansen, V. 1968. Biller XXV. Adselbiller, stumpbiller m.fl. Danmarks Fauna 77.
  • Fabre, J.-H. 1925 Souvenirs Entomologiques Volume 6 Chapitre VII

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Artfacta
  3. Fauna europaea


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.