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Nicrophorus orbicollis is a nearctic burying beetle first described by Thomas Say in 1825. It is a member of the genus Nicrophorus or sexton beetles, comprising the most common beetles in the family Silphidae. This species is a decomposer feeding on carcasses of small dead animals.
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 ...
Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Members of Nicrophorinae are sometimes known as burying beetles or sexton beetles. The number of species is relatively small, at around two hundred.
These beetles are scavengers, breeding and living off in rotten carcases. [4] In fact they bury the carcasses of small vertebrates such as birds and mice as a food source for their larvae. In Nicrophorus interruptus both the male and female parents take care of the brood, quite rare behaviour among insects.
The beetles of N. vespilloides have highly variable body size that ranges from 12–20 mm. [1] They have two conspicuous orange-yellow bands on the elytra. The color of their antennae are completely black. [2] Their orange and black markings serve as a warning sign to avian predators that defends them from attack.
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Necrodes littoralis, also known as the short sexton beetle, [2] is a species of carrion beetle of the genus Necrodes, found in countries across Europe. As a carrion beetle, it feeds on decaying vertebrate remains and maggots. This species' feeding behaviors make it an important asset to forensic entomology.
Nicrophorus tomentosus (gold-necked carrion beetle or tomentose burying beetle) is a species of burying beetle that was described by Friedrich Weber in 1801. [1] [2] The beetle belongs to the family Silphidae which are carrion beetles. The beetles have sensitive antennae that contain olfactory organs.