Nicrophorus humator

Nicrophorus humator is a burying beetle described by Gleditsch in 1767 (as Silpha humator). It has a Palearctic distribution, including North Africa.^[1] A fossil dating to around 10,500 years ago was described in 1962 by Pearson.^{[citation needed]}

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Coleoptera

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Nicrophorus humator Temporal range: .0105–Recent Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Staphyliniformia
Family:	Staphylinidae
Genus:	Nicrophorus
Species:	N. humator
Binomial name
Nicrophorus humator (Gleditsch, 1767)
Synonyms
Silpha humator Gleditsch, 1767 Necrophorus [sic] sulcatus Fischer von Waldheim, 1844 Necrophorus [sic] nigerrimus Kraatz, 1884 Necrophorus [sic] humator v. atricornis Meier, 1899 Necrophorus [sic] humator v. maculosus Meier, 1899

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