Nicrophorus germanicus is a burying beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Males are larger than females and can reach a body length of 27 mm.[1]
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| Nicrophorus germanicus |
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Scientific classification  |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Clade: |
Pancrustacea |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Coleoptera |
| Suborder: |
Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: |
Staphyliniformia |
| Family: |
Staphylinidae |
| Genus: |
Nicrophorus |
| Species: |
N. germanicus |
| Binomial name |
Nicrophorus germanicus
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| Synonyms |
- Silpha germanica Linnaeus, 1758
- Silpha speciosa J.D. Schulzens, 1775
- Dermestes listerianus Fourcroy, 1785
- Necrophorus [sic] bimaculatus Haworth, 1807
- Necrophorus [sic] frontalis Fischer von Waldheim, 1844
- Necrophorus [sic] cadaverinus Gistel, 1857 (Preocc.)
- Necrophorus [sic] proserpinae Gistel, 1857
- Necrophorus [sic] ruthenus Motschulsky, 1859
- Necrophorus [sic] germanicus v. bipunctatus Kraatz, 1880
- Necrophorus [sic] germanicus v. apicalis Kraatz, 1880
- Silpha germanica v. fascifera Reitter, 1884
- Necrophorus [sic] grandior Angell, 1912
- Necrophorus [sic] armeniacus Portevin, 1922
- Necrophorus [sic] ornatus Hlisnikovsky, 1964
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