Nicrophorus marginatus

For the species misidentified by Gistel in 1857 and declared a new species under the name Nicrophorus marginatus, but later corrected, see Nicrophorus tomentosus.

Nicrophorus marginatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Staphyliniformia
Family: Staphylinidae
Genus: Nicrophorus
Species:
N. marginatus
Binomial name
Nicrophorus marginatus
Fabricius, 1801
Synonyms
List
  • Nicrophorus vespillo v. "beta" Frölich, 1792 (Unav.)
  • Necrophorus [sic] marginatus Fabricius, 1801
  • Necrophorus [sic] lunulatus Gistel, 1848
  • Necrophorus [sic] lunatus Gistel, 1857
  • Necrophorus [sic] montezumae Matthews, 1888
  • Nicrophorus mckittricki Pierce, 1949
  • Nicrophorus obtusisculletum Pierce, 1949
  • Nicrophorus guttulus labreae Pierce, 1949
  • Nicrophorus investigator latifrons Pierce, 1949

Nicrophorus marginatus, also known as the margined sexton beetle, margined burying beetle, or the red and black burying beetle, is a burying beetle described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1801. Adults are 12–28 millimetres (0.47–1.10 in) in length and are shiny black with red-orange elytra bands and antennae clubs.

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