Black Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus nigrita

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Staphylinidae

Nicrophorus nigrita, or the black burying beetle, is a burying beetle described by Mannerheim in 1843. It is found along the west coast of North America, from British Columbia to Baja California, inland through Nevada. Unlike other Nearctic burying beetles, it does not have markings on its elytra.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 510Canada · 22Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

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